Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:55

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:55 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:55. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, these are names of places that God promised to His people. They show how God kept His promise to give them their own land.

Joshua 15:55: Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

Contradiction with Joshua 15:63

Joshua 15:55 lists towns that were part of Judah's territory, while Joshua 15:63 states the Jebusites couldn't be driven out from Jerusalem, a clear contrast in conquest success.

Joshua 15:63: As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

Contradiction with Judges 1:21

This verse reinforces the contradiction with Joshua 15:55 about the full possession of Judah’s land, particularly Jerusalem.

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 2 Samuel 5:6-7

Here, it describes David conquering Jerusalem, suggesting it was not fully under Judah's control earlier, contrary to the complete region listing in Joshua 15:55.

2 Samuel 5:6-7: And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. [thinking...: or, saying David shall not, etc]
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