Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 19:40

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 19:40 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 19:40. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Joshua, this verse explains that God gave the land to the Dan tribe by casting lots, which is like picking marbles from a bag. This meant God was in charge of deciding who should get which part of the land.

Joshua 19:40: [And] the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

Contradiction with Judges 18:1

This verse mentions the tribe of Dan seeking inheritance because they had not yet found a place to dwell, which might contradict Joshua 19:40 if one assumes they had already settled.

Judges 18:1: In those days [there was] no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [all their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

Contradiction with Judges 18:29

This verse describes the Danites renaming a city they captured (formerly Laish) as Dan, suggesting a relocation for inheritance, differing from their inheritance described in Joshua.

Judges 18:29: And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city [was] Laish at the first.
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