Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 19:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 19:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 19:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, this verse means that the families from the tribe of Zebulun received their own special land to live in, which included cities and villages. It's like when a family gets their own piece of land to build their homes and live together.

Joshua 19:16: This [is] the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

Contradiction with Joshua 19:9

The inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon was out of the portion of the children of Judah, for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them. This text mentions the boundaries and allocations of land in a way that could be seen as conflicting with the defined inheritance boundaries of Zebulun in Joshua 19:16.

Joshua 19:9: Out of the portion of the children of Judah [was] the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 33:4

Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. This verse speaks generally to the inheritance of all Israelites, which may not align directly with the specific and detailed allocation of land described in Joshua 19:16.

Deuteronomy 33:4: Moses commanded us a law, [even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

Contradiction with Numbers 34:13-29

These are the names of the men who shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. This section provides an instruction for land division that might be viewed as conflicting with the specific verses detailing subdivisions of land in Joshua 19:16.

Numbers 34:13-29: And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 47:14

And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. This broad promise of inheritance could be seen as contradictory when compared to the specific allocations made in Joshua 19:16.

Ezekiel 47:14: And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: [concerning] the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. [lifted...: or, swore]
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