Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 21:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 21:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 21:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, God's special helpers, the priests from the family of Aaron, were given thirteen cities where they could live. These cities were spread out in places belonging to three different family groups or tribes: Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Joshua 21:4: And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [which were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

Contradiction with Joshua 13:33

Describes the tribe of Levi receiving no land inheritance, which contrasts with the allocation of cities and pasturelands to them in Joshua 21:4.

Joshua 13:33: But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not [any] inheritance: the LORD God of Israel [was] their inheritance, as he said unto them.

Contradiction with Numbers 18:20

States that the Levites will not have any inheritance of land, emphasizing that God is their inheritance, conflicting with the provision of specific cities in Joshua 21:4.

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.

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