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World History According to the Bible (short version)

Jesus accepted the literal history of Genesis. This is clear from His quote of both Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 in the same verse, and referring to this time as “at the beginning” Matthew 19:4-5 “⁴And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ ⁵and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?” Given Jesus was there at the beginning (John 1), may we all accept His testimony as true.

God created the universe and everything in it, including Adam and Eve in six literal days and then rested from His work of creation for another day (Genesis 1:1-31). The fact that these were truly literal 24 hour days is clearly shown in the giving of the Ten Commandments - Exodus 20:11. God declares “For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.” Again in Exodus 31:16-17, God told Israel “Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’” Therefore, let us fully accept the historical account God gives us for the creation of the universe found in Genesis, chapter 1:

Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
Day 1: Gen 1:2-5
- Time, space, matter, and light
Day 2: Gen 1:6-8
- Expanse (firmament)
Day 3: Gen 1:9-13
- Dry land and plants
Day 4: Gen 1:14-19
- Sun, moon, and stars
Day 5: Gen 1:20-23
- Things living in the sea and flying creatures
Day 6: Gen 1:24-31
- Land animals and man

Biblical Chronology: Adam to Noah (Gen. 5): Around 1056 Years

Biblical Chronology: Noah to Shem: Around 503 Years

Biblical Chronology: Shem to Terah (Gen. 11) - Around 320 Years

Biblical Chronology: Terah to Abraham - Around 130 Years

Biblical Chronology: Abraham to the Entry of Israel Into Egypt – Around 290 Years

Biblical Chronology: The Sojourn in Egypt – Around 430 Years

Biblical Chronology: The Exodus to the Building of Solomon’s Temple – Around 479 Years

Total Years from Creation to the Building of Solomon’s Temple: Around 3208 Years

Age of the Universe: Around 6178 Years Old

v 3208 (time from creation to the start of the Temple)

v + 966 (time from the Temple to the end of 1 BC)

v + 2004 (years from the beginning of 1 AD to the present (2005)) Note: there is no 0 AD

v = 6178 (4174 BC) – approximate age of the universe

The Bible is the history book of the world. We should believe it!

Other Biblical Timeframes

· The beginning of the flood – around 2518 BC

· Abraham is born – around 2165 BC

· Israel enters Egypt – around 1875 BC

· The Exodus from Egypt – around 1445 BC

Biblical Timeline of the Universe

The following chart illustrates the lineage from Adam to Jacob/Israel based on the Hebrew Masoretic Text. The split occurs at the time of the flood so as to be able to clearly show the lineage before and after the flood. Note that AC refers to the number of years After the Creation week.

<0 AC Before time, there was God ‘In the beginning God’ (Gen. 1:1)

0 AC, day 6 Adam (around 4174 BC)