Remember that Bishop Ussher assigned creation a date of 4004 B.C.E.? Well, secular history records the 5th millenium B.C.E. as the Chalcolithic Age. This was a time of Mesopotamian and other civilizations. The world human population is estimated to have been between 5-7 million people! Domestication of plants is estimated to have begun around 11,000 B.C.E., possibly beginning with rye. The domestication of animals also began millennia earlier than the supposed date of creation, beginning with dogs, sheep and pigs. There are also human art and artifacts dating from at least 20 to 40 Thousand years ago. Ice core data goes back about 800,000 years, and the White Cliffs of Dover formed under the sea approximately 66 million years ago. These examples haven't even scraped the surface of time.
*A note about Asshur mentioned in v. 14. This is the name of a capital city that did not exist at the time of the creation, or even in 4,004 B.C.E. and is therefore an anachronism. Genesis 10:22 identifies an Asshur as a descendant of Shem, a son of Noah.
Edited for historical corrections.
*A note about Asshur mentioned in v. 14. This is the name of a capital city that did not exist at the time of the creation, or even in 4,004 B.C.E. and is therefore an anachronism. Genesis 10:22 identifies an Asshur as a descendant of Shem, a son of Noah.
Edited for historical corrections.
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