Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, this verse tells us about a group of people from a family called Elam. There were 1,254 of them who returned to their home after being away.

Ezra 2:7: The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:12

This verse lists the children of Elam as 1,254, which contradicts Ezra 2:7 where they are numbered as 1,217.

Nehemiah 7:12: The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:7 lists the number of descendants as 775, while Nehemiah 7:12 lists them as 652 for the same group. This is a contradiction or inconsistency between the two passages.

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