Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 2:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 2:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 2:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Ezra, this verse tells us that there were 760 people in a family group called the children of Zaccai. They were part of a big group of families returning to their home after being away for a long time.

Ezra 2:9: The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:14

Ezra 2:9 lists the children of Zaccai as 760, whereas Nehemiah 7:14 lists them as 760, showing a contradiction in the recorded numbers for the same group of people.

Nehemiah 7:14: The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

Paradox #1

Ezra 2:9 lists the number of descendants of a certain family returning from exile as 945. A similar list in Nehemiah 7:14 records the same family but with a different number, 845. This discrepancy in the numbers creates a contradiction between the two accounts.

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