Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 7:38

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 7:38 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 7:38. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Nehemiah, this verse is counting the people from a family or group called Senaah who came back to their home after being away. It's like saying they had 3,930 people in their big family or group.

Nehemiah 7:38: The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

Contradiction with Ezra 2:34

Nehemiah 7:38 lists the number of the children of Senaah as 3,930, while Ezra 2:34 records it as 3,630, showing a discrepancy in the enumeration of the people.

Ezra 2:34: The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

Paradox #1

Nehemiah 7:38 lists the number of descendants of a specific family group returning to Jerusalem after exile. A potential contradiction might arise when comparing this number with the same family group's count mentioned in another part of the Bible, like Ezra 2:34, where the numbers might not match. This discrepancy can lead to questions about consistency in the recorded numbers.

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