Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 21:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 21:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 21:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells us about a king named Sihon who fought against another king to take over a city called Heshbon. It shows how people often fought over land in olden times.

Numbers 21:26: For Heshbon [was] the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

Contradiction with Numbers 21:24

Contradicts with the notion of possession in Numbers 21:26 by implying Israel’s conquest and not inheritance.

Numbers 21:24: And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon [was] strong.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 2:9

Contradicts with the acquisition of land because it states that God forbade Israel from taking the land of Moab.

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]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 2:19

Contradicts with the acquisition of land because it states that God forbade Israel from harassing the Ammonites.

Deuteronomy 2:19: And [when] thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon [any] possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot [for] a possession.

Contradiction with Joshua 13:25

Contradicts with Numbers 21:26 regarding territories by mentioning lands allocated, including territories previously held by the Ammonites.

Joshua 13:25: And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that [is] before Rabbah;

Contradiction with Judges 11:13

Contradicts the account by suggesting the Ammonites claimed Israel took their land wrongfully, implying an earlier Moabite possession wasn't legitimate.

Judges 11:13: And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those [lands] again peaceably.

Contradiction with Judges 11:15

Contradicts with Numbers 21:26 as Jephthah insists Israel did not take land from Moab or the Ammonites, contradicting claims of previous possession by these groups.

Judges 11:15: And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
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