Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 15:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 15:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 15:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, this verse describes the path or boundary of the land given to a particular tribe, showing the direction it goes and mentioning some places it passes by. It’s like drawing a line on a map to show where one area ends and another begins.

Joshua 15:7: And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that [is] before the going up to Adummim, which [is] on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:

Contradiction with Genesis 13:10

Contradicts the barren nature of the Valley of Achor mentioned in Joshua 15:7 by describing the plain of Jordan as a well-watered area.

Genesis 13:10: And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it [was] well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, [even] as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

Contradiction with Numbers 20:17

Contradicts the ownership described in Joshua 15:7 by indicating that the Israelites sought a passage without claiming the land.

Numbers 20:17: Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink [of] the water of the wells: we will go by the king's [high] way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

Contradiction with Judges 11:15-18

Contradicts the route mentioned in Joshua 15:7 by describing a different path taken by the Israelites.

Judges 11:15-18: And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

Contradiction with Isaiah 65:10

Contradicts the negative association of the Valley of Achor in Joshua 15:7 by envisioning it as a place for flocks.

Isaiah 65:10: And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

Contradiction with Hosea 2:15

Contradicts the accursed aspect of the Valley of Achor in Joshua 15:7 by referring to it as a door of hope.

Hosea 2:15: And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or inconsistency could be in the geographical description relating to the locations mentioned. Some scholars and historians debate the identification and accurate locations of the places described, leading to confusion about the exact path or boundary being referenced.

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