Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 9:3
This verse lists members of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh dwelling in Jerusalem, which could contradict Nehemiah 11:20's implication of people being limited in inhabitation.
1 Chronicles 9:3: And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh;
Contradiction with Ezra 2:70
Here it mentions priests, Levites, and others dwelling in their cities, suggesting a broader distribution of people rather than the specific limitation implied by Nehemiah 11:20.
Ezra 2:70: So the priests, and the Levites, and [some] of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:73
This verse mentions people dwelling in their cities, implying a residence pattern inconsistent with the singular emphasis on people dwelling specifically in Jerusalem from Nehemiah 11:20.
Nehemiah 7:73: So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel [were] in their cities.
Contradiction with Ezra 6:21
Describes the people of Israel who have returned and separated themselves eating Passover, indicating social and religious activities beyond just dwelling collectively as in Nehemiah 11:20.
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 Nehemiah 2:17
Speaks about the broken walls of Jerusalem before Nehemiah rebuilt them, suggesting that residency in the cities wasn’t as organized as implied later in Nehemiah 11:20.
Nehemiah 2:17: Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we [are] in, how Jerusalem [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.