Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 34:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 34:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 34:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who wrote the book of Numbers, God was giving the Israelites a map for their new home, and this part talked about the northern border. It helped them know where their land began and ended.

Numbers 34:9: And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.

Contradiction with Genesis 15:18

This verse outlines the land promised to Abraham's descendants, which extends from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates, differing in scope from the boundaries in Numbers 34:9.

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

This verse describes the land promised to Israel as extending from the wilderness to Lebanon, from the Euphrates to the western sea, which includes different boundaries than those described in Numbers 34:9.

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

This passage promises territory extending from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates, to all the land of the Hittites and the great sea on the west, again differing in territorial description.

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 47:15-20

These verses outline future boundaries for the land of Israel that differ from those specified in Numbers 34:9.

Ezekiel 47:15-20: 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 1 Kings 4:21

This verse claims Solomon's dominion extended from the "river to the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt," describing a larger expanse of territory than that in Numbers 34:9.

1 Kings 4:21: And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
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