Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 21:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 21:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 21:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, God gave the Gershonites, who were a part of the Levite family, thirteen special places with land around them to live in. This shows how God took care of their needs by giving them their own homes.

Joshua 21:33: All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:43-44

Joshua 21:33 discusses given lands, while Matthew 5:43-44 encourages love for enemies, contrary to taking or assigning lands from others.

Matthew 5:43-44: Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

Joshua 21:33 details inheritance and land divisions; Exodus 20:13 commands not to kill, which contrasts with the allocation of land often involving conflicts and battles.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

Isaiah 2:4 envisions a future without war and divisions of land, contradicting the context of territorial allotment in Joshua 21:33.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:15

Hebrews 9:15 speaks of a new covenant, emphasizing spiritual inheritance over physical lands, contrasting with the literal land inheritance in Joshua 21:33.

Hebrews 9:15: And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Contradiction with James 2:8

James 2:8 emphasizes loving your neighbor as yourself, contrasting with the tribal land divisions and separations seen in Joshua 21:33.

James 2:8: If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
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