Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 6:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 6:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 6:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, the people of Israel who came back from far away and others who wanted to follow God, gathered together to worship and eat. They wanted to be close to God and leave bad things behind.

Ezra 6:21: And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,

Contradiction with Genesis 13:7

This verse describes strife between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot, illustrating division, whereas Ezra 6:21 speaks of unity in seeking the Lord.

Genesis 13:7: And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:43-45

These verses prohibit foreigners from eating the Passover, whereas Ezra 6:21 includes all who separated themselves to seek God.

Exodus 12:43-45: And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This [is] the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 23:3

This verse forbids Ammonites or Moabites from entering the assembly of the Lord, while Ezra 6:21 allows those who separate themselves to join in.

Deuteronomy 23:3: An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

Contradiction with Nehemiah 13:3

This verse shows the exclusion of mixed multitude, contradicting the inclusivity seen in Ezra 6:21.

Nehemiah 13:3: Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
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