Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 34:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 34:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 34:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God was telling the Israelites where their new home would be by showing them the borders. He wanted them to know exactly where their land started and finished.

Numbers 34:8: From mount Hor ye shall point out [your border] unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:

Contradiction with Genesis 15:18

Indicates a broader territory promised to Abraham, extending to the river Euphrates, beyond the bounds specified in Numbers 34:8.

Genesis 15:18: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 11:24

Describes borders that include the Euphrates River, which is larger than the northern boundary mentioned in Numbers 34:8.

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.

Contradiction with Joshua 1:4

Mentions the Euphrates as part of Israel's promised territory, suggesting a contradiction with the more limited boundary in Numbers 34:8.

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

Outlines a different set of northern boundaries for Israel, which doesn't align with the description in Numbers 34:8.

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 Genesis 13:15

Implies that the land promised to Abram and his descendants was limitless, which could contradict the specific boundaries described in Numbers 34:8.

Genesis 13:15: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
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