Contradiction with Numbers 1:46
This verse mentions the total number of Israelites counted, which is specific, whereas Nehemiah 7:57 involves a list associated with temple servants, indicating a different grouping and context.
Numbers 1:46: Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
Contradiction with Ezra 2:43
This verse lists the children of the temple servants similar to Nehemiah 7:57 but provides slightly different numbers, creating a contradiction in the genealogies or counts.
Ezra 2:43: The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
Contradiction with Nehemiah 11:3
This verse describes who lived in Jerusalem after the wall was built, whereas Nehemiah 7:57 involves a list of those returning to Jerusalem, showing a potential inconsistency regarding the inhabitants over different periods.
Nehemiah 11:3: Now these [are] the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
Contradiction with Exodus 12:49
This verse indicates that there shall be one law for both the stranger and the native, potentially contradicting the separateness implied by the detailed lineage and specific roles in Nehemiah 7:57.
Exodus 12:49: One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.