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The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

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Were there fourteen (Matthew 1:17) or thirteen (Matthew 1:12-16) generations from the Babylonian exile until Christ?

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Matthew 1:17 clearly states that there were fourteen generations. The thirteen generations in Ma...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

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Was Josiah (Matthew 1:11) or Jehoiakim (1 Chronicles 3:16) the father of Jechoniah?

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In Hebrew, the word “son” can refer to any descendants in general, not just literal sons. For example, the Hebrew peo...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

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Was Joram (Matthew 1:8) or Amaziah (2 Chronicles 26:1) the father of Uzziah?

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In Hebrew, the word “son” can refer to any descendants in general, not just literal sons. For example, the Hebrew people are...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

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Which son of Zerubbabel was an ancestor of Jesus Christ, Abiud (Matthew 1:13) or Rhesa (Luke 3:27), and what about Zerubbabel in (1 Chronicles 3:19-20)?

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Matthew gives the genealogy of Joseph and Luke gives that of ...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

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Was Jechoniah (Matthew 1:12) or Neri (Luke 3:27) the father of Shealtiel?

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Matthew gives the genealogy of Joseph and Luke gives that of Mary. In Mary?s genealogy, Mary is referred through her husband Joseph, becau...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

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Did Jesus descend from Solomon (Matthew 1:6) or from Nathan (Luke 3:31), both of whom are sons of David?

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Jesus was a descendant of both Solomon and Nathan, because Joseph descended from David through Solomon, and M...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

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Was Jacob (Matthew 1:16) or Heli (Luke 3:23) the father of Joseph the husband of Mary?

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Matthew gives the genealogy of Joseph and Luke gives that of Mary, making Jacob the father of Joseph and Heli the father o...

The following is an excerpt from the book Does the Bible Have Contradictions? by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.

Question:

Did 200 singers (Ezra 2:65) or 245 singers (Nehemiah 7:67) accompany the assembly?

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Ezra 2:65 states “Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: an...