Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 19:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 19:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 19:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to biblical scholars, the author of the Book of Joshua is traditionally considered to be Joshua himself. He tells us about the land where a group of people lived, describing the places that marked the borders of their home, much like how you might describe the boundaries of your backyard.

Joshua 19:33: And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

Contradiction with Joshua 13:6

This verse promises that God will drive out the inhabitants of the land, while Joshua 19:33 specifies borders within the land, possibly implying coexistence.

Joshua 13:6: All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, [and] all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.

Contradiction with Genesis 15:18

Here, God promises Abraham a vast land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates, as inheritance, contrasting the more limited scope of territory in Joshua 19:33.

Genesis 15:18: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Contradiction with Numbers 34:2

This verse outlines the boundaries of the entire land of Canaan for Israel, which could conflict with the specific tribal allocation in Joshua 19:33.

Numbers 34:2: Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this [is] the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, [even] the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 11:24

The verse suggests the boundaries of Israel extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates to the western sea, a broader claim than the delineation in Joshua 19:33.

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.
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