Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 8:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 8:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 8:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Ezra, this verse tells us about the last members of Adonikam's family named Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, who traveled with sixty other men. It shows how God helped bring different families together for an important journey.

Ezra 8:13: And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names [are] these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

Contradiction with Matthew 1:17

The passage details a specific genealogy from Abraham to Jesus, emphasizing continuity and a defined lineage, contradicting the absence of certain lineages in Ezra 8:13.

Matthew 1:17: So all the generations from Abraham to David [are] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon [are] fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ [are] fourteen generations.

Contradiction with Romans 9:6-8

This verse emphasizes that not all descendants are regarded in flesh but in promise, which contrasts with the straightforward enumeration of fleshly descendants in Ezra 8:13.

Romans 9:6-8: Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they [are] not all Israel, which are of Israel:

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

It states there is neither Jew nor Greek, which contradicts Ezra 8:13's focus on specific tribal and familial identities.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

It highlights God's choice of the weak and despised, opposing the focus on pedigree and numbers in Ezra 8:13.

1 Corinthians 1:27-29: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Contradiction with Acts 10:34-35

These verses emphasize God's impartiality to race, in contrast to the tribe-specific list in Ezra 8:13.

Acts 10:34-35: Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
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