Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 18:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 18:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 18:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, this verse tells us about the land given to the tribe of Benjamin. It names all the towns and villages that were part of their new home.

Joshua 18:28: And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which [is] Jerusalem, Gibeath, [and] Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This [is] the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

Contradiction with Joshua 15:63

It states that Judah could not drive out the Jebusites from Jerusalem, whereas Joshua 18:28 includes Jebusi (Jerusalem) as a part of the Benjamite territory.

Joshua 15:63: As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

Contradiction with Judges 1:21

It mentions that the Benjamites did not drive out the Jebusites from Jerusalem, which indicates a contradiction with the control or inclusion suggested in Joshua 18:28.

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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