Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 19:46

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 19:46 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 19:46. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, this verse is listing some of the lands that were given to a group of Israelites as their home. It's like saying these are their special places, much like when you might say, "This is my room and that's my playground."

Joshua 19:46: And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho. [before: or, over against] [Japho: or, Joppa]

Contradiction with Joshua 19:35

This verse contradicts with Joshua 19:46 by listing entirely different cities for a different tribe than the one mentioned for the inheritance of the tribe of Dan.

Joshua 19:35: And the fenced cities [are] Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

Contradiction with Judges 1:34

This verse contradicts with Joshua 19:46 by indicating that the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountains, suggesting a failure to fully conquer their allotted territory.

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 Joshua 21:32

This contradicts with Joshua 19:46 because it lists cities given to another tribe as Levitical cities, contrasting the cities listed for Dan's inheritance.

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 Joshua 15:45

This verse contradicts with Joshua 19:46 in assigning cities to the tribe of Judah that are near the areas supposedly allotted to Dan.

Joshua 15:45: Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

Contradiction with Judges 18:1

This verse contradicts with Joshua 19:46 by stating that the tribe of Dan was seeking an inheritance to dwell in, implying they had not yet taken possession of the land described in Joshua 19:46.

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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