Contradiction with Genesis 12:7
This verse promises the land to Abram's descendants, which might seem specific, contrasting the broader, varied land allotments in Joshua.
Genesis 12:7: And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
Contradiction with Numbers 34:2
Outlines the entire land of Canaan for the Israelites, which may seem in contradiction given specific borders in Joshua's allotments.
Numbers 34:2: Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this [is] the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, [even] the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 1:8
God promises the entire land to the Israelites, which could appear contradictory to individual tribal boundaries in Joshua.
Deuteronomy 1:8: Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. [set: Heb. given]
Contradiction with Joshua 13:1
States much land remains to be possessed, contradicting the implication in Joshua that land allotments were complete.
Joshua 13:1: Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [to...: Heb. to possess it]
Contradiction with Judges 1:27
Describes tribes not driving out inhabitants, conflicting with Joshua’s depiction of land allotment under complete control.
Judges 1:27: Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.