Wes,

The following quote

Quote
She is over 5000 years old

from the linked site is somewhat misleading. In standard Jewish reckoning of dates, we are now in year 5766, but in that system, year 1 begins at Creation, not the establishment of Israel. If Israel's history is reckoned back to Abraham, its actual age will be somewhat less than 4000 years; if reckoned to the Sinai covenant, it will be only about 3500 years.

For comparison's sake, if you divide the numbers by 100, using the quoted figure would be equivalent to telling a 35- to 39-year-old woman that you thought she was about 58. Not a prudent move.


In Christ,
Paul S