Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 19:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 19:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 19:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Joshua, this verse means that God gave some special land to His people, and these are the names of some of the places they received. It’s part of a list showing how God kept His promise to give His people a home.

Joshua 19:2: And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,

Contradiction with Genesis 12:6

It refers to the land of the Canaanites being in the area, which is contrary to the notion of an Israelite inheritance.

Genesis 12:6: And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land. [plain: Heb. plains]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 2:5

God commands Israel not to take land from Edom due to prior allotment, conflicting with claims of specific land grants in Joshua.

Deuteronomy 2:5: Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau [for] a possession. [no...: Heb. even to the treading of the sole of the foot]

Contradiction with Judges 1:27

Indicates incomplete conquest of lands, contradicting the assertion of possession in Joshua 19:2.

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 Joshua 13:1

Mentions much land still to be possessed, contradicting completed inheritance claims.

Joshua 13:1: Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [to...: Heb. to possess it]

Contradiction with Joshua 17:12-13

Describes failure to drive out certain inhabitants, contradicting the complete possession narrative of Joshua 19:2.

Joshua 17:12-13: Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in this case might be related to different lists of cities or territories in the biblical text. Sometimes, different books or sections of the Bible list cities or regions differently, causing confusion or apparent inconsistency about what belonged to whom. This can lead to questions about accuracy in the historical and geographical accounts.

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