Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 18:18

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According to the author of the Book of Joshua, this verse talks about the land being divided among the people of Israel. It describes how they marked out the borders as they moved through different areas, including a flat land called Arabah.

Joshua 18:18: And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah: [Arabah: or, the plain]

Contradiction with Judges 1:9

This verse describes the Israelites attacking different hill country and does not mention the Jordan River system as a boundary.

Judges 1:9: And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. [valley: or, low country]

Contradiction with Judges 18:1

This verse mentions the Tribe of Dan seeking inheritance because they did not have territory secured.

Judges 18:1: In those days [there was] no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [all their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 2:37

It states that Israelites did not attack lands by the river Jabbok, which differs on the conquest and boundary territories in Joshua.

Deuteronomy 2:37: Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, [nor] unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us.

Contradiction with Numbers 34:12

Describes different boundaries of the Promised Land, suggesting different territorial outlines.

Numbers 34:12: And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
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