Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 18:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 18:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 18:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, this verse describes how they marked the land's borders for the people of Judah. It talks about the edges of their land and where it ends.

Joshua 18:14: And the border was drawn [thence], and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that [lieth] before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this [was] the west quarter.

Contradiction with Genesis 49:10

This verse speaks of the royal lineage coming from Judah, potentially contradicting the allocation of land discussed in Joshua as it emphasizes Judah's prominence.

Genesis 49:10: The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be].

Contradiction with Numbers 26:55

The inheritance by lot may contradict Joshua 18:14's specific territorial border descriptions by suggesting a more randomized distribution.

Numbers 26:55: Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 11:24

Promises broader territorial claims that could contradict the more limited and specific borders outlined in Joshua 18:14.

Deuteronomy 11:24: Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.

Contradiction with Judges 1:21

Describes the Jebusites dwelling in Jerusalem, which could contradict the territorial assignments in Joshua that imply Judah’s control.

Judges 1:21: And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
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