Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 5:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 5:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 5:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, after the Passover, the people ate food from the land like flatbread and roasted grain. This shows that God provided them with food in their new home.

Joshua 5:11: And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched [corn] in the selfsame day.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:20

Command not to eat anything leavened; Joshua 5:11 mentions eating unleavened cakes.

Exodus 12:20: Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 16:8

Specifies six days of eating unleavened bread; Joshua 5:11 details eating unleavened cakes immediately after Passover.

Deuteronomy 16:8: Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day [shall be] a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work [therein]. [solemn...: Heb. restraint]

Contradiction with Leviticus 23:6

The Feast of Unleavened Bread starts on the 15th day, but Joshua 5:11 mentions eating unleavened cakes on the day after Passover.

Leviticus 23:6: And on the fifteenth day of the same month [is] the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
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