Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:50

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:50 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:50. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Ezra, this verse lists some of the families who returned to their home after a long time away. It's like saying who came back home after a big trip.

Ezra 2:50: The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim, [Nephusim: also called, Nephishesim]

Contradiction with Ezra 2:58

Ezra 2:58, part of the same chapter, mentions a total of 392 Nethinims and children of Solomon’s servants, which may contradict earlier verses' specifications and lists, leading to discrepancies in the counting and listing of individuals.

Ezra 2:58: All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, [were] three hundred ninety and two.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:50 lists the descendants of certain temple servants. A contradiction arises when you compare this list with the parallel account in Nehemiah 7:52. Both passages provide similar lists of names, but there are slight variations in the names and numbers of people mentioned. This discrepancy could be due to copyist errors, different sources, or variations in oral traditions.

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