http://www.christianityboard.com/earth-ages-t3331.htmlHere's a link to several really interesting articles about the Bible.
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There are three basic earth ages, while the third is basically divided into two parts. The start of these earth ages was at a time far in the eons of the past, millions of years ago.
First Earth Age:
The first earth age was the time spoken of in Genesis 1:1, II Peter 3, and Jeremiah 4:18 to the end of the chapter.
Mankind did not exist in the flesh, however the animal world did. It was far more expanded then what is common in this earth age. An example of this is in the elephant world, where there are three known species existing today, living in the world. In the first earth age, there were over thirty types that have been dug up.................
This is the start of the posts on very interesting thread at this site.
http://www.christianityboard.com/It's a wonderful forum for all Christians to come and discuss their different befiefs. Your sure to find something new, surprising, interesting, eye opening, and more at this site.