Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Ezra, the verse talks about a family named Adonikam, with 666 members returning to their homeland. It's just a way to count how many people were in that family.

Ezra 2:13: The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:18

Nehemiah lists the children of Adonikam as six hundred sixty and seven, differing from the total given in Ezra 2:13.

Nehemiah 7:18: The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:13 lists the descendants of Adonikam as 666, but Nehemiah 7:18 lists the same group with a different number, 667. This inconsistency in the numbers about the same group is a contradiction between the two accounts.

Paradox #2

Ezra 2:13 mentions a specific number of descendants for a certain family. When this is compared with the similar list in Nehemiah 7:18, the number is different. This numerical difference between the two lists may be seen as a contradiction or inconsistency.

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