[roamer_1]

The problem is that a 6000 year timeline is not Biblical. It is based mainly on a misreading of 2 Peter 3:8 (which is quoting Ps 90:4), where Peter states with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

Swing and a miss.

The evidence for the age of the earth comes from the genealogies found in the Bible. Ussher is interesting because his observation fits what the genealogy evidences.

[Gideon7]

Swing and a miss.

The evidence for the age of the earth comes from the genealogies found in the Bible. Ussher is interesting because his observation fits what the genealogy evidences.

"Pay no attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith." 1 Ti 1:4.

[Gideon7]

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. Titus 3:9