Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 21:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 21:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 21:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book Joshua, this verse means that the special cities of Hebron and Libnah were given to the priests so that people who made a big mistake and hurt someone could run there to be safe and have a new start. It shows that God cares for people and wants to give them a chance to make things right.

Joshua 21:13: Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

Contradiction with Joshua 13:1

Joshua 21:13 mentions the provision for the Levites, whereas Joshua 13:1 implies the land allocations were incomplete.

Joshua 13:1: Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [to...: Heb. to possess it]

Contradiction with Numbers 18:20

Joshua 21:13 assigns cities to the Levites, while this verse indicates they would not have a portion of land.

Numbers 18:20: And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I [am] thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:2

This verse states the Levites have no inheritance among their brothers, contrasting with their assignment of cities in Joshua 21:13.

Deuteronomy 18:2: Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD [is] their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

Contradiction with Psalm 115:16

Implies the heavens are for God but earth is given to men, questioning why land is given specifically to priests in Joshua 21:13.

Psalm 115:16: The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

Contradiction with Acts 7:5

Refers to God not giving Abraham any inheritance in the land, opposing the inheritance given to the Levites in Joshua 21:13.

Acts 7:5: And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not [so much as] to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet] he had no child.
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