Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 1:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 1:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 1:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

Are the Sacred Items Gold or Silver? Unpacking the Contradiction

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According to the author of the book Ezra, this verse talks about the special items and tools made of gold and silver that were taken care of and counted when the people were going back to their home. These things were important, showing that they were getting ready to rebuild and start fresh.

Ezra 1:9: And this [is] the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,

Contradiction with Ezra 1:10

The inclusion of bowls of a different metal (silver) than Ezra 1:9 lists (gold).

Ezra 1:10: Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second [sort] four hundred and ten, [and] other vessels a thousand.
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