{"id":3569,"date":"2023-04-03T11:44:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T10:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theholyscript.com\/?p=3569"},"modified":"2023-04-03T11:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T10:44:43","slug":"how-old-does-the-bible-say-that-the-earth-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theholyscript.com\/how-old-does-the-bible-say-that-the-earth-is\/","title":{"rendered":"How old does the bible say that the earth is?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bible does not give a specific age for the Earth. The simple answer is that we don’t know exactly how old the Earth is, but the Bible gives us enough information to make a wise guess.<\/p>\n

The Bible does not give an age for the earth, but it does tell us that it was created by God on Day One of Creation Week.<\/p>\n

How old was the earth when Jesus was born? <\/h2>\n

Theophilus’ calculations suggest that the world is around 5600 to 5700 years old. This is younger than what Eusebius of Caesarea calculated, which was 5228 years old. This would mean that the Nativity would have happened around 5199 years ago.<\/p>\n

This is an accurate date of creation for Adam and Eve. During this time, the Upper Paleolithic\/Lower Mesolithic, humans created before Adam and Eve were yet hunter-gatherers.<\/p>\n

What year does the Bible say the earth was made <\/h3>\n