Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, this verse lists the people from the family of Parosh who returned to their home after being away. There were 2,172 of them in total.

Ezra 2:3: The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:8

States that the number of the children of Parosh was 2,172, differing from Ezra 2:3 which states it was 2,812.

Nehemiah 7:8: The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:3 lists the descendants of a certain family with a specific number. A potential contradiction arises when comparing this number to a similar list in Nehemiah 7:8, where the same family is recorded with a different number. This discrepancy in the two accounts might lead to questions about the accuracy of the figures.

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