Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 34:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 34:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 34:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, in this Bible story, God is telling the Israelites where the top part of their new land will be. It's like drawing a line on a map that shows them where their land will start in the north.

Numbers 34:7: And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:

Contradiction with Joshua 1:4

While Numbers 34:7 defines the northern border of the land of Israel, Joshua 1:4 extends the land to the Euphrates River, suggesting a larger territory.

Joshua 1:4: From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 47:15-17

These verses describe different geographic landmarks for northern boundaries compared to Numbers 34:7, indicating a variation in the described border.

Ezekiel 47:15-17: And this [shall be] the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;

Contradiction with Numbers 34:13

This verse notes the land being given to nine and a half tribes, implicitly suggesting differing boundary definitions in the context of tribal divisions than outlined in Numbers 34:7.

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 Deuteronomy 11:24

This promise of territory from the wilderness to the Euphrates contradicts the defined endpoint of the northern territories in Numbers 34:7.

Deuteronomy 11:24: Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
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