Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, the book's author, this verse tells us that there were 112 people from Jorah's family who returned to their special home. It's like a big family trip where they all went back to where they used to live!

Ezra 2:18: The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve. [Jorah: also called, Hariph]

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:21

Nehemiah lists the children of Pahath-moab as having different numbers compared to Ezra 2:18.

Nehemiah 7:21: The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

Paradox #1

The possible issue is a numerical discrepancy between the list of people in Ezra 2 and a similar list in Nehemiah 7. The numbers for some groups differ between the two accounts, which some people see as a contradiction.

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