Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:65

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:65 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:65. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, there were many helpers and singers who came back to help rebuild the city. There were over 7,000 helpers and 200 singers who were part of the group.

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.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:67

This verse lists the number of singers as 245, whereas Ezra 2:65 lists 200, showing a discrepancy in the count of singers.

Nehemiah 7:67: Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom [there were] seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:65 mentions a specific number of servants and singers returning from exile, but there is a similar passage in Nehemiah 7:67 with different numbers. This inconsistency in numbers between the two accounts can be seen as a contradiction or inconsistency.

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