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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Subject: How old is the earth scripturally? |
Bible Note: Calculations based on lifespans recorded in the Bible are only relevant to the question of how much time has passed since Adam. All events recorded in Genesis 1:1-26 occur before Adam's creation. So the age of the earth cannot be calculated by "adding up the numbers" as Usher and some others have attempted unless you assume calendar days for the creation days - the very assumption that most old earth creationists decline to accept. Also, some gap theory proponents accept literal calendar days but propose a gap between Genesis 1:1 and the start of the first day. |