Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 19:38

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 19:38 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 19:38. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, this verse lists all the places that belonged to a certain group of people long ago. It tells us about the nineteen cities and their nearby villages that were part of their land.

Joshua 19:38: And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 4:8

This verse lists different cities as important seats within a governor's district, potentially conflicting with the significance of the cities listed in Joshua 19:38.

1 Kings 4:8: And these [are] their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: [The son...: or, Benhur]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 49:13

God declares enduring desolation upon certain cities, which may contradict the continued habitation implicit for the cities in Joshua 19:38.

Jeremiah 49:13: For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 25:16

Mentions God's judgment on places, contrasting with the allotted inheritance in Joshua 19:38.

Ezekiel 25:16: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. [sea coast: or, haven of the sea]

Contradiction with Isaiah 25:2

Speaks of cities becoming ruinous heaps, which could contradict the inhabited outcome in Joshua 19:38.

Isaiah 25:2: For thou hast made of a city an heap; [of] a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
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