Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 5:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 5:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 5:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book's author, the children of the Israelites were given a special mark by Joshua because their parents forgot to do it when they were traveling. This special mark showed that they were part of God's family and ready for a new start.

Joshua 5:7: And their children, [whom] he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.

Contradiction with Genesis 17:14

This verse states that the uncircumcised male should be cut off from his people, which contradicts Joshua 5:7 where the children of Israel were not circumcised during their time in the wilderness.

Genesis 17:14: And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

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