Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 34:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 34:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 34:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God is telling the Israelites the borders of the land they will have. This verse shows a part of the map of their new home, going from a place called Shepham to a sea called Chinnereth.

Numbers 34:11: And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward: [side of the sea: Heb. shoulder of the sea]

Contradiction with Exodus 34:12

This verse warns against making covenants with inhabitants of the land, which contrasts with Numbers 34:11 where specific geographic boundaries for land distribution are not discussed in terms of covenants.

Exodus 34:12: Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2

Deuteronomy speaks about utterly destroying inhabitants of the land, which contradicts the mere geographical boundary setting in Numbers 34:11.

Deuteronomy 7:2: And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

Contradiction with Joshua 23:12-13

This passage discusses avoiding intermarriages with other nations, while Numbers 34:11 focuses solely on land territories.

Joshua 23:12-13: Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

Contradiction with Judges 2:1-3

Here, God states he will not drive out the nations from before Israel, contrasting the clear assignation of land borders in Numbers 34:11.

Judges 2:1-3: And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. [angel: or, messenger]

Contradiction with Numbers 33:52-53

These verses talk about driving out inhabitants, while Numbers 34:11 simply describes borders without mentioning inhabitants.

Numbers 33:52-53: Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
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