Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 52:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 52:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 52:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, this verse talks about how there were many pomegranates, like little fruits, all around a special decoration. It shows how everything was made beautifully and with care.

Jeremiah 52:23: And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; [and] all the pomegranates upon the network [were] an hundred round about.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:22

The dimensions and decorations of the capitals differ from the description in Jeremiah 52:23.

Jeremiah 52:22: And a chapiter of brass [was] upon it; and the height of one chapiter [was] five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all [of] brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates [were] like unto these.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:20

Details regarding the placement of pomegranates on the capitals differ from Jeremiah 52:23.

1 Kings 7:20: And the chapiters upon the two pillars [had pomegranates] also above, over against the belly which [was] by the network: and the pomegranates [were] two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 3:16

The number and arrangement of pomegranates conflict with the account in Jeremiah 52:23.

2 Chronicles 3:16: And he made chains, [as] in the oracle, and put [them] on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put [them] on the chains.
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