![]() ![]() ![]() If this argument were true, the date for creation using the biblical timeline of history cannot be worked out. One of their arguments is that the word begat, as used in the timeline from the first man Adam to Abraham in Genesis 5 and 11, can skip generations. Many Christian leaders also claim there are gaps in the Genesis genealogies. Genesis 1 for each of the six days of creation, means an ordinary, approximately 24-hour day. Biblical creationist literature has meticulously addressed this topic many times, showing clearly that the word day, as used in To fit the idea of billions of years into Scripture, many Christian leaders, since the early nineteenth century, have re-interpreted the days of creation to mean long ages. ![]() If such an unbroken line exists, then we should be able to calculate dates concerning the creation of man and the universe. ![]() In other words, they must convince people that the Bible’s genealogical records do not present an unbroken line of chronology. It may be hard to believe, but Genesis 5 and 11 are actually two of the more controversial chapters in the Bible, even in Christian circles.īecause so many Christians and Christian leaders have accepted the secular dates for the origin of man and the universe, they must work out ways that such dates can somehow be incorporated into the Bible’s historical account. Genesis 5 and 11 contain two such genealogies, which some people think can be read to help them get to sleep. ![]()
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