"According to Hebrew time reckoning we are now in the 6th millennium. The Hebrew year count starts in year 3761 BCE, which the 12th-century Jewish philosopher M

"According to Hebrew time reckoning we are now in the 6th millennium. The Hebrew year count starts in year 3761 BCE, which the 12th-century Jewish philosopher Maimonides established as the biblical date of Creation." https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/jewish-calendar.html https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/jewish-calendar.html This may have had some influence on western thinking. I don't know.