[donfriesen1]

Casual reading of the Book of Joshua may lead some to think that Jos contradicts himself, as demonstrated earlier. None should think so.

Any explanations given as to why are viable, until shown wrong. The Bible does not itself give a reason why.

The fact that those of the Middle East used hyperbole extensively, has not yet been shown to be a fable.

An example: The kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar was said to be over all the earth. No one ever should suggest that it extended anywhere other than just the Middle East. Either people should ignore what the Word plainly says or they should say they believe the writer used hyperbole. All the earth definitely should not be taken literally. Hyperbole is a good explanation of a seeming contradiction.

We have two examples of hyperbole. Are there others? Of course, because the writers used the language styles they grew up in - hyperbole - which exists to this day. God's word faithfully portrayed reality of that day.