Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 7:73

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 7:73 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 7:73. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, the priests, helpers, and all the people of Israel lived in their towns happily. When the seventh month arrived, everyone was safe and settled in their own homes.

Nehemiah 7:73: So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel [were] in their cities.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:34-35

Nehemiah 7:73 suggests a community settling into their land, while Matthew 5:34-35 advises against swearing by earth or Jerusalem, suggesting a more transient relationship with physical spaces.

Matthew 5:34-35: But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1

Nehemiah 7:73 describes a time of dwelling and settling while Ecclesiastes 3:1 implies that every season is temporary and subject to change.

Ecclesiastes 3:1: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with 1 Peter 2:11

Nehemiah 7:73 focuses on the Israelites' physical settlement, whereas 1 Peter 2:11 encourages believers to live as strangers and pilgrims on earth.

1 Peter 2:11: Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:13

Nehemiah 7:73 records the people returning to their homeland, while Hebrews 11:13 speaks of the patriarchs as strangers and exiles on the earth.

Hebrews 11:13: These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. [in faith: Gr. according to faith]

Contradiction with Luke 9:58

Nehemiah 7:73 is about settling in a homeland, but in Luke 9:58, Jesus speaks of Himself having no place to lay His head, emphasizing a lack of permanent residence.

Luke 9:58: And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
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