Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 11:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 11:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 11:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Judges, the people traveled through the desert and walked around the lands of Edom and Moab. They set up their camp near a river called Arnon but didn't go into Moab because that river was the boundary.

Judges 11:18: Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon [was] the border of Moab.

Contradiction with Numbers 21:22

This verse states that Israel requested passage through the land of Moab, contradicting Judges 11:18 which implies they did not pass through Moab.

Numbers 21:22: Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink [of] the waters of the well: [but] we will go along by the king's [high] way, until we be past thy borders.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 2:9

This verse records God's command to Moses not to distress Moab or contend with them, suggesting avoidance rather than confrontation as implied in Judges 11:18.

Deuteronomy 2:9: And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land [for] a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot [for] a possession. [Distress...: or, Use no hostility against Moab]

Paradox #1

The issue with this verse is that it describes the Israelites traveling through regions that other parts of the Bible suggest they either avoided or could not have passed through easily. This can appear inconsistent with the overall narrative of their journey in other biblical accounts.

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