Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 34:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 34:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 34:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, God told Moses which land the Israelites would receive and share among them. Moses explained that this land was chosen by God for nine tribes and a half tribe to live in.

Numbers 34:13: And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

Contradiction with Judges 1:27

It contradicts Numbers 34:13 by illustrating that not all Canaanite land was conquered and possessed by the Israelites.

Judges 1:27: Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of] Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

Contradiction with Judges 2:19-21

These verses show Israel's failure to fully obey God in possessing and keeping the land, contradicting the full inheritance mandate in Numbers 34:13.

Judges 2:19-21: And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, [that] they returned, and corrupted [themselves] more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. [corrupted...: or, were corrupt] [ceased...: Heb. let nothing fall of their]

Contradiction with Joshua 13:1

Here it is mentioned that there was still much land to be possessed, in contrast to the complete inheritance depicted in Numbers 34:13.

Joshua 13:1: Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [to...: Heb. to possess it]

Contradiction with Joshua 23:12-13

This warns about failure to drive out other nations, suggesting that the possession of the land was conditional and incomplete compared to the inheritance command in Numbers 34:13.

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 Deuteronomy 1:21

This verse depicts an exhortation that conflicts with the premise of already granting the land as an inheritance as portrayed in Numbers 34:13.

Deuteronomy 1:21: Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up [and] possess [it], as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.

Contradiction with Exodus 23:29-30

These verses suggest a gradual process of land possession, contrasting with the seemingly immediate division and inheritance described in Numbers 34:13.

Exodus 23:29-30: I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
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