The Bible and the age of the Earth

The Bible has very clear Genaelogies in Genesis and I Chronicles that give the ages of the descendants of Adam. This allows very precise calculations of the time that lapsed from Adam to Abraham. Historians have also identified not only the time when Abraham lived, but also King David and even Jesus Himself.
The following timeline is centered around three generally accepted dates:
1) The call to rebuild Jerusalem -444 B.C.
2) The birth of Christ -6 B.C.--accurate historical timing has shown us that Jesus' birth came 6 years earlier than it was once thought
3) The death of Herod the Great -4 B.C.

By creating this timeline, we can place the birth of Adam at 4174 B.C. [give or take a year or two!] At this point, for us to show Biblically that the earth itself is approximately 6,177 years old, we must show that only 5 days preceded the birth of Adam, NOT millions or billions of years. For a discussion on the creation week, go to:

How long is a day?
Day-Age, Gap Theory,
Ruin/Reconstruction theories visited

Timeline

4174 B.C. The creation of Adam
2518-2517 B.C. The Flood
2417 B.C. Birth of Peleg (In his life the earth was divided; Gen 10:25)
2235 B.C. The birth of Abraham
2160 B.C. First promise to Abraham
2135 B.C. Isaac is born
2075 B.C. Jacob is born
1984 B.C. Joseph born
1954 B.C. Joseph made King over Egypt at age 30 (Gen 41:46)
1947 B.C. Famine begins
1945 B.C. Jacob and family come to Egypt (Gen 45:6; 47:9)
1940 B.C. Famine is over
1928 B.C. Jacob dies at age 147 (Joseph is 56 now)
1874 B.C. Joseph dies at age 110 (Gen 50:26, Ex 12:40)
1844 B.C. New Pharaoh oppresses Israelites (Gen 15:13; Acts 7:6)
1444 B.C. The Exodus out of Egypt
1404 B.C. Israelites enter the Promised Land
1051 B.C. Saul becomes king
1011 B.C. David becomes king
971 B.C. Solomon becomes king
964 B.C. Solomon begins to build the temple (I Kings 6:1)
931 B.C. The Kingdom splits [Jeroboam and Rehoboam]
722 B.C. Kingdom of Israel exiled by the Assyrians
605 B.C. 1st wave of Judah’s Exile into Babylon; Jehoiakim
597 B.C. Jehoiachin and 2nd wave of Judah’s exile
587-586 B.C. Final wave of the Exile of Judah
536 B.C. Cyrus sends Jews back to Judah
444 B.C. The call to rebuild Jerusalem (II Chron 36:21-23)
336 B.C. Alexander the Great becomes king over Greece
323 B.C. Alexander the Great dies
6 B.C. The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ
4 B.C. Death of Herod the Great

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