Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 21:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 21:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 21:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, God set up special safe cities for people who made a big mistake and hurt someone by accident. Kedesh was one of these safe places where they could go and be protected.

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 13:29-31

These verses suggest that Golan, a city mentioned in Joshua 21:32 as a city of refuge given to the Levites, was actually part of the inheritance given to the tribe of Manasseh, not a Levitical city.

Joshua 13:29-31: And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and [this] was [the possession] of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.

Contradiction with Numbers 35:1-8

These verses outline how cities of refuge and Levitical cities were to be distributed among all the tribes of Israel, potentially contradicting specific allocations such as those in Joshua 21:32, if interpreted differently.

Numbers 35:1-8: And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:43

This verse lists Golan as one of the cities of refuge, but its association here does not explicitly imply its possession by the Levites, which differs from the description in Joshua 21:32.

Deuteronomy 4:43: [Namely], Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
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