Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 8:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 8:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 8:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, this verse tells us about a group of people who were traveling together, led by someone named Shelomith who was the son of Josiphiah. There were 160 men with him on this journey.

Ezra 8:10: And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

Contradiction with Genesis 22:17

God's promise to Abraham is that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars, while Ezra 8:10 refers to a specific and limited count of descendants.

Genesis 22:17: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; [shore: Heb. lip]

Contradiction with Judges 7:2

God reduces Gideon's army to a small number, which contrasts with the precise numbering of troops in Ezra 8:10 as it emphasizes reliance on God rather than numbers.

Judges 7:2: And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that [are] with thee [are] too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:30

Jesus says that even the hairs on your head are numbered, which contrasts with the focus on people being counted, showing God's individual care over ancestral or demographic records.

Matthew 10:30: But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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