Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Ezra, this verse tells us how many people from a place called Michmas came back to their home. There were 122 people who returned.

Ezra 2:27: The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:31

Nehemiah 7:31 lists the number of men from Michmas as 122, which contradicts Ezra 2:27's listing of 223 men.

Nehemiah 7:31: The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:27 lists a number of descendants from a particular place and their count, which is said to be 725. However, if you compare this with a parallel verse in Nehemiah 7:31, which records the same account, the number is stated as 821. This discrepancy in numbers is where the contradiction lies.

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