Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:54

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:54 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:54. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, this verse lists some places that belonged to a big family group called Judah a long time ago. These places are like small towns or villages where people lived.

Joshua 15:54: And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

Contradiction with Joshua 15:9

This verse lists boundary descriptions of Judah differently than the cities listed in Joshua 15:54.

Joshua 15:9: And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which [is] Kirjathjearim:

Contradiction with Joshua 19:2

This verse lists different places as part of the inheritance of Simeon, leading to different place associations.

Joshua 19:2: And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,

Contradiction with Judges 1:21

This verse implies a different outcome regarding Jerusalem and its associations than as lands listed in Joshua 15.

Judges 1:21: And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:66-70

Lists different priestly cities, which might contradict the distribution listed for Judah in Joshua 15.

1 Chronicles 6:66-70: And [the residue] of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 5:7

Discusses the capture of Zion or Jerusalem, differing its status from a part of Judah's allotment in Joshua 15.

2 Samuel 5:7: Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:1

This verse refers to Jerusalem, which may present a difference of association when considered with Judah's boundaries outlined in Joshua 15.

1 Kings 8:1: Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion. [chief: Heb. princes]
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