Contradiction with Ezra 2:55
Lists the children of Solomon's servants, which might contradict Ezra 2:51 as it further details other groups returning to Jerusalem, implying a difference in enumeration and categorization.
Ezra 2:55: The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, [Peruda: also called, Perida]
Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:53
Provides a different list of names and numbers in the census of returning exiles compared to Ezra 2, specifically verses mentioning similar groups, which contradicts the group's consistency from Ezra 2:51.
Nehemiah 7:53: The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
Contradiction with Ezra 2:60
Talks about a group that could not show their father’s house, suggesting an uncertainty about lineage, which can contradict the clear ancestral account in Ezra 2:51.
Ezra 2:60: The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:55
Lists the children of other servants, potentially contradicting Ezra 2:51 by showing discrepancies in family names and counts.
Nehemiah 7:55: The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
Contradiction with Ezra 10:18
Discusses the people who had taken strange wives, which could contradict the purity of the lineage implied in Ezra 2:51.
Ezra 10:18: And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.