Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 17:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 17:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 17:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the land called Tappuah was given to the tribe of Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah, which was at the edge of Manasseh's land, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. It’s like sharing a big yard where one part belongs to one group and another part belongs to a different group.

Joshua 17:8: [Now] Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh [belonged] to the children of Ephraim;

Contradiction with Joshua 21:43

This verse states that the Lord gave Israel all the land he promised to their ancestors and they possessed it, contrasting with the incompleteness implied in Joshua 17:8.

Joshua 21:43: And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Contradiction with Judges 1:27

This verse describes that the tribe of Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of certain cities, contradicting the notion in Joshua 17:8 that those territories were fully allocated to Manasseh.

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.

Contradiction with Judges 1:29

Here it is mentioned that Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, contradicting the implication that the Israelites had full control over their allocated lands as per Joshua 17:8.

Judges 1:29: Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

Contradiction with Joshua 13:13

This verse notes that the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites and Maacathites, contrasting with the view in Joshua 17:8 of complete territorial acquisition.

Joshua 13:13: Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
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