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Different [[Bible|Biblical]] scholars suggest that Ussher might be off by as much as 215 years in his calculation. The key points of [[Biblical chronology dispute|dispute]] that lead them to compute a different year for [[Creation]] are the birth date of [[Abraham]], the Sojourn of the children of [[Jacob|Israel]] in [[Egypt]], and the length of the linked histories of the Divided Kingdoms [[Northern Kingdom|Northern]] and [[Southern Kingdom|Southern]]. Secular historians, in addition, have attempted to synchronize the [[Exodus]] from [[Egypt]] at a date 201 years later than Ussher calculated for it.
Different [[Bible|Biblical]] scholars suggest that Ussher might be off by as much as 215 years in his calculation. The key points of [[Biblical chronology dispute|dispute]] that lead them to compute a different year for [[Creation]] are the birth date of [[Abraham]], the Sojourn of the children of [[Jacob|Israel]] in [[Egypt]], and the length of the linked histories of the Divided Kingdoms [[Northern Kingdom|Northern]] and [[Southern Kingdom|Southern]]. Secular historians, in addition, have attempted to synchronize the [[Exodus]] from [[Egypt]] at a date 201 years later than Ussher calculated for it.
In addition, some [[creationist]]s, even [[young earth creationists]], are flexible on the age of the Earth and do not take Ussher's calculation as the final word. They believe that the Earth is anywhere from 4000 to 10000 years old.
In addition, some [[creationist]]s, even [[Young earth creationism|young earth creationists]], are flexible on the age of the Earth and do not take Ussher's calculation as the final word. They believe that the Earth is anywhere from 4000 to 10000 years old.
Secular scientists do not believe Ussher at all and, from [[dinosaur]] fossils and other geological evidence, estimate the Earth to be 4.6 billion years old.
Secular scientists do not believe Ussher at all and, from [[dinosaur]] fossils and other geological evidence, estimate the Earth to be 4.6 billion years old.
[[Category:Chronology]]
[[Category:Chronology]]