Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 1:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 1:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 1:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Judges, the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city there, naming it Luz, and people still call it that name today. Christians might see this as a story showing how places and names can last a long time, reminding them of God's presence over time.

Judges 1:26: And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which [is] the name thereof unto this day.

Contradiction with Judges 1:21

While Judges 1:26 mentions the man went to the land of the Hittites, Judges 1:21 notes the Jebusites were not driven out of Jerusalem, which portrays a contrasting outcome in the conquest narratives.

Judges 1:21: And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
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