Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 17:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 17:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 17:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, some daughters went to the priest Eleazar and Joshua to remind them that God promised Moses they should get land too, just like their brothers. So, following God's command, they were given land to share with their family.

Joshua 17:4: And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:34

This verse states that women should remain silent in churches and be submissive, which contradicts the active and vocal request made by the daughters of Zelophehad in Joshua 17:4.

1 Corinthians 14:34: Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:12

This verse prohibits women from teaching or having authority over men, in contrast to the assertive role played by the daughters of Zelophehad in claiming their inheritance rights.

1 Timothy 2:12: But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
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