Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Ezra, this verse tells us that a group of people, called the children of Bigvai, had 2,056 members who returned to their home with others. These people were part of a big journey to rebuild and start over in their own land.

Ezra 2:14: The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:18

Nehemiah 7:18 lists the number of Ater of Hezekiah as 98, whereas Ezra 2:14 lists it as 112.

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

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:14 states a number for the descendants of a specific family. However, there may be a potential contradiction if you compare this number to the one given in Nehemiah 7:18 for the same family, where a different total is recorded. This difference in numbers for the same family group might be seen as an inconsistency.

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