what year was Moses alive? (roughly).
2007-04-08 08:52:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The genealogies listed in Genesis chapters five and eleven provide the age at which Adam and his descendants each begot the next generation in a successive ancestral line from Adam to Abraham. By determining where Abraham fits into history chronologically and by adding up the ages provided in Genesis chapters five and eleven, it becomes apparent that the Bible teaches the earth to be about 6,000 years old, give or take a few hundred years.
The flood is not dated, but it was before Abraham who was born in 2166
Moses was born 1526
2007-04-08 18:52:27 · answer #1 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. Incredibly old. Several billion, from what I understand, but obviously, alot longer than 5 or 6 thousand years.
I don't know. A very long time ago. Imagine, almost every civilization on the earth has a "great flood" tale. The details of these stories just seem to be too similar for there too have been alot of great floods, as some have supposed.
I don't know. At a guess, Ramses was the pharoah of the story, but that is just a guess. It may have been alot longer ago than that.
The thing is, I am content not to know these details. Nobody knows them. The details aren't nearly as important as learning the lessons they tell.
There are no contradictions between God and science. There never have been. The conflict has always been between arrogant theologians who think that they know everything, and hard-headed, proud scientists who are sure that they do. Unfortunately, neither group seems to be able to separate what is physical from what is spiritual. I doubt that they ever will. They both have to be "right", although it is quite obvious that what they are tangling over are details that NEITHER group can prove.
Me, I just watch and listen, and try to learn.
2007-04-08 16:05:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
According to Jewish and Christian tradition, Earth was formed roughly around 4000BC, and the flood ROUGHLY dated in the 3500BC to 2100BC time frame (depending on the source making the claim). Of coruse, given the fact that the First Dynasty of Egypt started around 3100BC, these dates seem very unlikely.
2007-04-08 15:57:21 · answer #3 · answered by Pint 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Genesis, the earth is at least 9 billion years old in our understanding of time. Genesis is NOT describing creation; it is describing REcreation. The earth was already here. It as much says so. I'm a devout believer in and of God. It's all there if one really cares to see it. As for Moses, I don't have a clue. I'd say at least 20K years ago, give or take.
2007-04-08 16:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by vox populi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The mainstream of Christianity (Catholic, Orthodox and most thoughtful Protestants) accept the scientific truth that the earth is millions of years old.
2007-04-08 16:03:48 · answer #5 · answered by Mr Wisdom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Moses ~ 3500 years ago.
The ark ~ 5600 years ago.
The world----unknown.
By science 4.5 billion. Perhaps more.
I go along with this.
I am a Christian.
Will you be able to figure it out , NO.
I believe a God day was a very long time.
I also believe that A God day, varied in length.
2007-04-08 16:02:26 · answer #6 · answered by chris p 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Creation- 6,000 years ago
Flood- 4,400 years ago
Moses- Between 4,400 and 2,000 years ago.
Sorry about the Moses but I have not done the geneology
2007-04-08 15:56:16 · answer #7 · answered by Templar 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well, between 10, 000 and 15,00 years ago. specifically im not sure, but that is not a reason that Christianity is false
2007-04-08 15:58:42 · answer #8 · answered by jasenbenn 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yet we can prove that the earth and solar system is millions years old... basic math folks!
2007-04-08 15:57:02 · answer #9 · answered by mac_attack_51 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is hard to tell with the gaps in genealogy.
2007-04-08 15:57:15 · answer #10 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋