Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 7:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 7:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 7:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Nehemiah, this verse tells us about the family of Adin. There were 655 people in this family who returned to their home city.

Nehemiah 7:20: The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 7:63

This verse does not directly contradict Nehemiah 7:20, but covers a different aspect of the genealogical records, focusing on the priests who could not find their ancestry, which is different from the listing of descendants in Nehemiah 7:20.

Nehemiah 7:63: And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took [one] of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
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