Christian History, Issue 72, says "According to James Ussher, the respected and scholarly Anglican primate of the Irish Church in the early seventeenth century, God created the universe on this date [October 22] at 9:00 a.m. GMT" in 4004 B.C. Wikipedia says the creation, according to Ussher, was "at nightfall preceding 23 October." While his calculation seems simplistic today, and just trying to calculate it seems eccentric, it was a "considerable feat of scholarship" for the times, and is still accepted by some Creationists, as the Wikipedia article on Ussher points out.
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R/Sir,
I dont agree with your comments as dt mentioned of 4004 BC 22 october which is unexplainable for our childerens and also can not be discussed on this because the creation of universe more then back then u described, actually u chirist,me muslim, and ajay hundu we are all creazy to find its actual date
we have to take help from ALLAH (GOD)’S revelotion book 1:TURAH, ZABOOR, BIBLE, HOLY QURAN because the Author of the all 4 books is ALLAH (GOD) who is the creator and sustainer of the universe
after that we will be able to reach of any result.
pls comments
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FAISAL