Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 7:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 7:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 7:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, this verse talks about counting the people from three towns named Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, and there were 743 of them. These people were part of a big group returning to their home after being away for a long time.

Nehemiah 7:29: The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. [Kirjathjearim: also called, Kirjatharim]

Contradiction with Genesis 10:5

States that every nation has its own tongue, contradicting the unity of listed names in Nehemiah 7:29.

Genesis 10:5: By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Contradiction with Numbers 26:52

Discusses land allotment differing from the population register approach seen in Nehemiah 7:29.

Numbers 26:52: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with Joshua 13:1

Mentions incomplete land division, while Nehemiah 7:29 lists settled place names.

Joshua 13:1: Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. [to...: Heb. to possess it]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 2:53

Lists different family origins, which may not align with those in Nehemiah 7:29.

1 Chronicles 2:53: And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
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