Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 19:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 19:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 19:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, these names are telling us about places where some people from God's special family lived a long time ago. They were towns in the land that God promised to give to His people.

Joshua 19:7: Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

Contradiction with Joshua 15:21-32

The listing of towns in the territory of Judah potentially overlaps or conflicts with those allotted to Simeon, as indicated in Joshua 19:7.

Joshua 15:21-32: And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

Contradiction with Joshua 21:9-16

Descriptions of Levitical cities within territories that can cause jurisdictional overlap or redistribution issues with tribal inheritances described in Joshua 19:7.

Joshua 21:9-16: And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name, [mentioned: Heb. called]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:46

A differing list of important cities or production sites that might overlap with tribal boundaries stated in Joshua 19:7.

1 Kings 7:46: In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan. [in...: Heb. in the thickness of the ground]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 6:57-60

Descriptions of Levitical cities that may appear in different tribal territories than suggested in Joshua 19:7.

1 Chronicles 6:57-60: And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, [namely], Hebron, [the city] of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
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