Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:51

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:51 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:51. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Ezra, this verse lists the names of families or groups of people who returned to their homeland long ago. It helps to show all the different people who were part of this big journey back home.

Ezra 2:51: The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,

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.
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