ContradictionsReading order 274Bible context 1 min read
How many of Pahathmoab, Jeshua, and Joab's offspring returned from Babylon?
The same carefully identified family grouping receives counts that differ by six people.
- Textual conflict
- Direct contradiction
- The quoted passages make incompatible claims about the same subject under the same conditions. Little additional inference is needed.
- Importance
- Incidental
- A small detail with little effect on the wider account.
Parallel records give the identically named Jeshua and Joab family grouping exact totals differing by six.
An editorial assessment of the quoted passages. Importance describes the stakes; it does not increase certainty. Reading order weighs both.
Pahath-moab's Jeshua and Joab families number two thousand eight hundred twelve
The children of Pahath–moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
Ezra 2:6
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Ezra 2
Pahath-moab's Jeshua and Joab families number two thousand eight hundred eighteen
The children of Pahath–moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
Nehemiah 7:11
Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)
Read the full chapter:Nehemiah 7