Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 19:44

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 19:44 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 19:44. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, this verse lists some of the towns that were given to the people of Israel as their new home. These names help remind us that God kept His promise to give land to His people.

Joshua 19:44: And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

Contradiction with Joshua 21:32

Joshua 21:32 mentions the cities given to the tribe of Naphtali, highlighting differences in the allotments compared to Joshua 19:44's focus on Dan, potentially contradicting the supposed permanence and exclusivity of land allocation.

Joshua 21:32: And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

Contradiction with Judges 1:34

Judges 1:34 describes how the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountains, indicating a contradiction to the notion of stable possession in Joshua 19:44.

Judges 1:34: And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:16

Describes trouble coming from the territory of Dan, which could contradict the idea of peaceful possession and settlement implied in Joshua 19:44.

Jeremiah 8:16: The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. [all...: Heb. the fulness thereof]

Contradiction with Judges 18:1

Contradicts the allocation described in Joshua 19:44 by indicating that the tribe of Dan was still seeking an inheritance to dwell in, as they had not yet settled in the land given to them.

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.
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