Chronology
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Why Bible chronologies disagree
Ussher said the world began in 4004 BC. Other careful readers of the same book say 5500 BC, or 3760, or refuse to answer. The disagreement is not carelessness, and knowing where it comes from makes every early date easier to read.
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How old is the Earth, according to Latter-day Saint scripture?
The short answer is that scripture does not say. What it does say is more interesting than a number, and the Church has never fixed one.
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When was Jesus actually born?
Almost certainly not in the year 1, and almost certainly not on 25 December. Here is how the evidence narrows it, and where Latter-day Saint sources add a date of their own.
Scripture
Where the dates come from
Every date used in these articles is the one carried in the timeline database, and every entry there names its source. If an article and a source disagree, the article says so rather than quietly picking a side.