Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 7:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 7:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 7:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Nehemiah, this verse is like counting people who belong to a big family named Bezai, and there were three hundred twenty-four of them. It's like writing down how many people are in a family to keep track of them.

Nehemiah 7:23: The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

This verse emphasizes that God values the heart over outward appearances, while Nehemiah 7:23 involves a census focusing on physical lineage.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

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