Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, this verse tells a story about a big group of people from three towns named Lod, Hadid, and Ono. There were 725 people from these towns who came back to their homeland.

Ezra 2:33: The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. [Hadid: or, Harid, as it is in some copies]

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:37

This verse lists the number of descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono as 721, which contradicts Ezra 2:33, where the number is given as 725.

Nehemiah 7:37: The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:33 lists a specific number of people from a certain location who returned from exile. The contradiction or inconsistency might arise when comparing this list with Nehemiah 7:37, which describes the same event but provides a different number for the people from the same location. These differing numbers can lead to questions about the accuracy of the records.

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