Contradiction with Numbers 1:47
Ezra 8:3 includes priests in the lineage, while Numbers mentions that the Levites were not numbered among them.
Numbers 1:47: But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:5
Ezra 8:3 lists a genealogy returning from captivity, while Nehemiah highlights a different genealogical list and their numbers.
Nehemiah 7:5: And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
Contradiction with Ezra 2:13
Ezra 8:3 includes a different number for the sons of Adin compared to the count given in Ezra 2:13.
Ezra 2:13: The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
Contradiction with Ezra 2:15
Ezra 8:3 refers to the returning sons of Adin, but Ezra 2:15 mentions different numbers, suggesting inconsistencies in the records.
Ezra 2:15: The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 2:16
While Ezra 8:3 involves leaders and heads of families, Nehemiah indicates that some leaders were unaware of his building plans, showing potential division or lack of communication.
Nehemiah 2:16: And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told [it] to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.