The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
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The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
Ezra 2:5 says the children of Arah who returned from Babylonian exile numbered 775. Nehemiah 7:10 — giving the same census of returnees from the same family — says 652.
Critical scholarship: Leans toward a genuine contradiction.
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"Ezra 2:5 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/ezra/2/5?version=WEB (retrieved 26 August 2026).