Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:47

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:47 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:47. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, this verse lists families of people who returned to their home city. It shows how each family was important in rebuilding their community.

Ezra 2:47: The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,

Contradiction with Ezra 2:43

Ezra 2:47 states that the Nethinims' descendants include the children of Giddel, whereas in Ezra 2:43 the mention is assumed to directly involve a collective reference to temple servants, making the specificity in 2:47 appear contradictory as not all temple servants were distinctly named there.

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

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:49

Ezra 2:47 lists the children of Giddel among the Nethinims, while Nehemiah 7:49 slightly alters the list, suggesting discrepancies in the exact count or naming of descendants.

Nehemiah 7:49: The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 9:2

Ezra 2:47 details specific Nethinims lines, contrasting how 1 Chronicles 9:2 generalizes the returnees as Israelites, priests, Levites, and Nethinims without naming specific families, thereby suggesting possible contradictions in individual family references.

1 Chronicles 9:2: Now the first inhabitants that [dwelt] in their possessions in their cities [were], the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
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