Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 5:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 5:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 5:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, he shared his food with many people, including important leaders and others from different places who visited him. He wanted to make sure everyone felt welcome and taken care of.

Nehemiah 5:17: Moreover [there were] at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that [are] about us.

Contradiction with Genesis 9:3

Nehemiah 5:17 mentions preparation of a large amount of diverse food for guests, while Genesis 9:3 grants permission to eat all things that move, implying less restriction on variety.

Genesis 9:3: Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

Contradiction with Leviticus 11:10

Nehemiah 5:17 includes serving different meats, but Leviticus 11:10 forbids eating seafood without fins and scales, suggesting a dietary contradiction.

Leviticus 11:10: And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which [is] in the waters, they [shall be] an abomination unto you:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 17:6

Nehemiah 5:17 describes a feast, whereas in 1 Kings 17:6, Elijah is sustained by limited food, indicating a contrast between abundance and scarcity.

1 Kings 17:6: And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:31

Nehemiah 5:17 shows concern for large provisions, contrasting with Matthew 6:31, which advises against worrying about food.

Matthew 6:31: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Contradiction with Luke 10:7

Nehemiah 5:17 notes feeding many people, whereas Luke 10:7 advises staying in one house and consuming what is provided without concern for abundance.

Luke 10:7: And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
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