In 1650, Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh counted the Bible’s begats and determined that God created the Earth on the evening preceding Oct. 23, 4004 B.C. The idea of a young Earth was accepted by clergy and academics and was often printed in the…
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In 1650, Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh counted the Bible’s begats and determined that God created the Earth on the evening preceding Oct. 23, 4004 B.C. The idea of a young Earth was accepted by clergy and academics and was often printed in the…