Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:43

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:43 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:43. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book Ezra, this verse tells us about special helpers called the Nethinims who helped the priests in the temple, and it lists their families: Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth. This shows that each helper family had an important role in taking care of God's house.

Ezra 2:43: The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

Contradiction with Ezra 2:64

This verse states a total number of people, which contradicts the specific count of designated temple servants like in Ezra 2:43.

Ezra 2:64: The whole congregation together [was] forty and two thousand three hundred [and] threescore,

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:46

This verse provides a slightly different count of temple servants, suggesting a discrepancy with Ezra 2:43.

Nehemiah 7:46: The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

Contradiction with Ezra 2:65

Lists additional details about servants not specified in Ezra 2:43, indicating a numerical difference.

Ezra 2:65: Beside their servants and their maids, of whom [there were] seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and [there were] among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:43 lists a specific number of temple servants. The contradiction arises when comparing it to Nehemiah 7:46, which records a slightly different number for the same group of people. This difference in numbers is an example of inconsistency.

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