Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:57

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:57 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:57. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Joshua, this verse talks about a list of places that were given to a big family in the Bible. These were the names of some towns and villages that were part of their home.

Joshua 15:57: Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

Contradiction with Numbers 22:5

This verse discusses Balaam being summoned to curse the Israelites, contrasting Joshua 15:57 about land allocation within Judah.

Numbers 22:5: He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which [is] by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: [face: Heb. eye]

Contradiction with Genesis 17:8

God's promise to give Abraham's descendants the land of Canaan contrasts with the specific territorial assignment in Joshua 15:57.

Genesis 17:8: And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. [wherein...: Heb. of thy sojournings]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:49

Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo, contrasting with the specific locations described in Joshua 15:57.

Deuteronomy 32:49: Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, [unto] mount Nebo, which [is] in the land of Moab, that [is] over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:

Contradiction with Judges 2:1

This verse speaks of an angel reminding Israel of God's covenant, contrasting with the allotment specifics in Joshua 15:57.

Judges 2:1: And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. [angel: or, messenger]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 9:20

The description of non-Israelite laborers contradicts the allocation of land exclusively to the tribe of Judah in Joshua 15:57.

1 Kings 9:20: [And] all the people [that were] left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which [were] not of the children of Israel,

Contradiction with Acts 7:5

God gave Abraham no inheritance in the land, which contrasts with the specific territorial allotments in Joshua 15:57.

Acts 7:5: And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not [so much as] to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet] he had no child.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 34:15

Reflects on a covenant of freeing Hebrew slaves, which contrasts with the land inheritance agreement in Joshua 15:57.

Jeremiah 34:15: And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: [now: Heb. to day] [which...: Heb. whereupon my name is called]
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