Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 5:5

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

According to the author of the book of Joshua, the people who left Egypt were circumcised, but those who were born on the journey in the desert were not. This means that the new generation needed to follow this important practice before entering the Promised Land.

Joshua 5:5: Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people [that were] born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, [them] they had not circumcised.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:43-44

Contradicts Joshua 5:5 by detailing that only circumcised males are allowed to eat the Passover, yet Joshua 5:5 notes many Israelites were uncircumcised.

Exodus 12:43-44: And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This [is] the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

Contradiction with Genesis 17:10-14

Contradicts Joshua 5:5 as it commands circumcision for all male descendants, yet in Joshua 5:5 it states many Israelites were uncircumcised during their journey.

Genesis 17:10-14: This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

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