Creation is explained in the bible as taking place in 6 days be the word of God, Day 1 he created
the heavens and the earth, and light and darkness. Day 2 he created heaven. Day 3 the dry
land, seas and vegetation. Day 4 he created the sun, moon and stars. Day 5 the living creatures
in the water and birds in the sky. Day 6 he created land, animals and people.
But when did creation take place? Many people such as James Ussher, and Bede tried to
calculate when it all started.
James Ussher tried calculating time by the Bible and counting backward from King
Nebuchadnezzar’s death. He ended up with his date for creation October 23, 4004 BC. Bede
calculated creation to have stared in 3952 BC. He based his reasoning of the date on the
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Other non-Christian civilizations had their own ideas and beliefs on how and when creation
started. Egyptians believe creation happened in 39,670 BC. They believe the world emerged
from an infinite, lifeless sea when the sun rose for the first time. Babylonians believed many
gods fought on another and elements of the physical universe came into existence as the by-
product of those battles. The Aztecs believe that the dual Ometecuhtli (Lord of Duality) and
Omecihuatl (Lady of Duality) created themselves and then gave birth to four other gods that
created earth.
Even though there are many stories and dates of creation, we believe the Bible as the truth.
And even though God didn’t give us an exact date, He gave us ways to get close to the real
date. We believe God told us exactly what we needed to know, and no