“the date of the earth’s creation is not at all mentioned in the Bible.”
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Anglican Bishop Ussher calculated that number down to the day.
People who believed as he did were referred to as Ussherites.
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The date of the creation is zero.
Time itself was created at the same time as the Earth.
The gematra of Beresheet in ancient characters clearly indicates that the totality of the physical creation would be 7000 years.
Usher did an amazingly good job with what was available to him. He only missed by about 250 years.
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