Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 4:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 4:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 4:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Judges, Heber the Kenite moved away from his family and set up his tent in a new place called Zaanaim, near Kedesh. This shows that he lived in a different area from other Kenites.

Judges 4:11: Now Heber the Kenite, [which was] of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which [is] by Kedesh.

Contradiction with Genesis 13:18

Judges 4:11 describes Heber pitching his tent under a tree, while Genesis 13:18 portrays another setting for tent-pitching activity.

Genesis 13:18: Then Abram removed [his] tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which [is] in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. [plain: Heb. plains]

Contradiction with Numbers 10:29

Judges 4:11 references Heber the Kenite's descent, whereas Numbers 10:29 speaks of Hobab, also associated with Kenites, adding complexity to their lineage.

Numbers 10:29: And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

Contradiction with Exodus 3:1

Judges 4:11 has Heber in a static position under a tree, differing from Exodus 3:1 where Moses tends flocks dynamically outside wilderness areas.

Exodus 3:1: Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb.

Contradiction with Joshua 19:33

Judges 4:11 mentions a tree in Zaanaim, which might contrast location-wise with territorial lines described in Joshua 19:33.

Joshua 19:33: And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 18:9

Judges 4:11 depicts a static placement under a tree, whereas Absalom finds himself actively entangled in a tree in 2 Samuel 18:9, altering the nature and outcome of such a setting.

2 Samuel 18:9: And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that [was] under him went away.
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