Contradiction with Numbers 1:46
Provide clarity on the census that might contradict Nehemiah 7:36.
Numbers 1:46: Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
Contradiction with Ezra 2:35
Lists a different number of inhabitants which contrasts with Nehemiah 7:36.
Ezra 2:35: The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 9:1
Chapter contents challenge the context in Nehemiah 7:36.
1 Chronicles 9:1: So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they [were] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, [who] were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.
Contradiction with Nehemiah 11:4
Shows a different demographic breakdown compared to Nehemiah 7:36.
Nehemiah 11:4: And at Jerusalem dwelt [certain] of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez; [Perez: also called, Pharez]
Contradiction with Nehemiah 5:2
Discusses resource challenges, differing from the focus of Nehemiah 7:36.
Nehemiah 5:2: For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.