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Chronology From the Creation to the Flood

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Chronology of the Star of Bethlehem Phenomenon

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 Due to it being prized as the coveted word of God, the Bible has been better preserved, and translated into more languages than any other book in history. Original manuscripts can be found in the oldest written languages on earth, and it also contains the longest running genealogical sequence known to exist, spanning approximately 4000 years. There is simply no other book in existence that offers a better chronological record of the early history of earth.
The Annals of the World by James Ussher. 17th Century.  ISBN 0890513600

The Bible states in Genesis 1 that the earth with all its inhabitants was created by God in 6 days. Many people argue that the creation days should not be taken literally, but God created time and language, and expressed the creation in terms we could correlate to our definitions of time. The Biblical account is very specific about the length of time involved with each episode of the creation. If this description is temporally accurate then calculating the age of the earth and the universe is relatively easy.

The Bible contains a genealogical record from Adam to Jesus, and our existing calendar is associated with the life of Jesus (BC/AD). The Bible also specifies the age of each man in this lineage at the time he had his first son.  Therefore, the age of our world can be easily calculated by adding these years together.  According to this Biblical chronology the earth is almost exactly 6000 years old, and approximately 4500 years ago the global flood completely destroyed all terrestrial life except those saved by God through his instructions to Noah.

Chronology From Creation of Man to the Flood
  Age at
birth of son		 Years after
birth of son
Total age
Scripture
Adam 130 800 930  Ge 5:3-5
Seth 105 807 912  Ge 5:6-8
Enos   90 815 905  Ge 5:9-11
Cainan   70 840 910  Ge 5:12-14
Mahalaleel   65 830 895  Ge 5:15-17
Jared 162 800 962  Ge 5:18-20
Enoch   65 300 365  Ge 5:21-24
Methuselah 187 782 969  Ge 5:25-27
Lamech 182 595 777  Ge 5:28-31
Noah at time of the flood 600  Ge 7:6
Total - from creation to flood 1656 Years

 

Did God create the earth in just a few days?

The very nature of our world offers an important piece of scientific evidence that substantiates the simultaneous creation of many kinds of plants and animals as described in the Bible. We live in an ecosystem where the existence of life requires the concurrent presence of many kinds of organisms such as microbes, plants, insects, and animals. These organisms comprise the food chain (producers > consumers > decomposers). If even one of these groups were to go extinct, life as we know it might very well cease to exist. This interdependence verifies what the Bible says: God created many "kinds" of plants and animals at the same relative point in time.

 

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 Chronology of the Great Flood of Noah
  EVENT Day Length Calendar Day
Gen 7:14 Rainfall Begins Day 1 Month 2, day 17
Gen 7:12 Rain stops  Day 40  
Gen 7:24
Gen 8:3		 Water level begins to recede Day 150 Month 7, day 17
Gen 8:5 Mountain tops exposed Day 224 Month 10, day1
Gen 8:6 Window opened and Raven sent out. Did not return Day 264  
Gen 8:7 Dove sent out, returned. Day 271  
Gen 8:10 Dove sent out, returned with olive branch. Day 278  
Gen 8:12 Dove sent out, did not return. Day 285  
Gen 8:13 Cover removed from ark Day 314 First month of year,1st day
Gen 8:16 Noah leaves ark Day 371 2nd month, 27th day
  TOTAL  DAYS 371   

 

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