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Well, naturally it could not appear in Genesis, lacking any reasonable epoch point relative to which it could be defined. The 6000 year figure, at least in the

Well, naturally it could not appear in Genesis, lacking any reasonable epoch point relative to which it could be defined. The 6000 year figure, at least in the Anglosphere, most likely derives from Archbishop James Ussher's genealogical calculations in the 17th century [1]. However, I don't think that has been any sort of common belief before the modern YEC movement. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussher_chronology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussher_chronology

ars 7y ago
> However, I don't think that has been any sort of common belief before the modern YEC movement. No, 6000 years had lots of belief before that. It's just that it had nothing to do with YEC, i.e. a 6000 year figure and YEC are not the same thing. Prior to the modern YEC people believed that just like Adam was created as an adult, the earth was created already "old".