Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 7:63

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 7:63 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 7:63. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to most Christian teachers, this verse tells us about some priests who got their family names from a special lady they married. It shows how important family connections and names were to them.

Nehemiah 7:63: And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took [one] of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.

Contradiction with Exodus 6:18

Lists the sons of Kohath, but does not mention Habaiah, suggesting a different lineage.

Exodus 6:18: And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath [were] an hundred thirty and three years.

Contradiction with Ezra 2:61

Lists Habaiah without mentioning Barzillai, creating a discrepancy in lineage.

Ezra 2:61: And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:

Contradiction with Numbers 26:58

Describes the families of the Levites, where the family of Barzillai is not mentioned with Habaiah.

Numbers 26:58: These [are] the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
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