What does it mean then? The Bible gives dates. There weren't any rulers back then, so the year wasn't given as the ___ year of so-and-so. It was given in comparison to the ages of the men from Noah down to the time of kings in various lands. Synchronisms in chronologies that are fixed by history or astronomy allows the year to be fixed.
It's not a made-up story. There are proofs of everything. I can't write a huge book in this little box. You'd ignore it anyway and write TLDR, which is one of the biggest non answers. There is so much people choose to ignore so they can think that they are their own ultimate authority.
That's not what "hard date" means. Why make up stories? This doesn't benefit Christians. It only makes you look foolish.
What does it mean then? The Bible gives dates. There weren't any rulers back then, so the year wasn't given as the ___ year of so-and-so. It was given in comparison to the ages of the men from Noah down to the time of kings in various lands. Synchronisms in chronologies that are fixed by history or astronomy allows the year to be fixed.
It's not a made-up story. There are proofs of everything. I can't write a huge book in this little box. You'd ignore it anyway and write TLDR, which is one of the biggest non answers. There is so much people choose to ignore so they can think that they are their own ultimate authority.