Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 8:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 8:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 8:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Joshua built a special place on a mountain to say "thank you" to God and to worship Him. This showed how much the people trusted and loved God.

Joshua 8:30: Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,

Contradiction with Exodus 20:25

This verse contradicts Joshua 8:30 as it instructs not to build altars with hewn stone, whereas Joshua 8:30 involves an altar with whole stones.

Exodus 20:25: And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. [build...: Heb. build them with hewing]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:5-6

While Joshua 8:30 reflects this commandment by using whole stones, it contradicts the earlier instruction in Exodus about using plain earth for altars.

Deuteronomy 27:5-6: And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any] iron [tool] upon them.
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