Contradictions and Paradoxes in Esther 2:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Esther 2:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Esther 2:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Esther, this verse tells us that there was a man named Mordecai living in the palace city, and he was from a family of Jews who were part of the tribe of Benjamin. This helps set the stage for the important story about how Mordecai and his cousin Esther would help save their people.

Esther 2:5: [Now] in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name [was] Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 5:29-34

Lists the genealogy of the tribe of Levi, suggesting conflicts in tribe identity as Mordecai is from Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 5:29-34:

Contradiction with Numbers 1:2-3

States the importance of knowing one's tribe for census, which can be seen as conflicting with Esther 2:5 if records differ.

Numbers 1:2-3: Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of [their] names, every male by their polls;

Contradiction with Ezra 2:59-63

Discusses challenges of proving genealogy, which might contradict Mordecai's clearly stated lineage.

Ezra 2:59-63: And these [were] they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, [and] Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they [were] of Israel: [Addan: also called, Addon] [seed: or, pedigree]

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