Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, this verse lists the families who were in charge of opening and closing the doors of a special house where people came to pray. These families had 139 people in total, and they had an important job to help keep the place safe and peaceful.

Ezra 2:42: The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, [in] all an hundred thirty and nine.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:45

This verse contradicts Ezra 2:42 by providing a different number for the children of the porters: 138 in Nehemiah as opposed to 139 in Ezra.

Nehemiah 7:45: The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:42 provides a list of people returning from exile, and there is a similar list in Nehemiah 7:45. However, the numbers of people mentioned in these lists don't match. This inconsistency in numbers between the two books is a point of contradiction.

Paradox #2

Ezra 2:42 lists the number of descendants of a specific group. The possible contradiction or inconsistency arises when you compare this number to the parallel account in Nehemiah 7:45, which records a different number for the same group. This discrepancy suggests a numerical inconsistency between the two accounts.

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