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As has been said [[Anno Mundi#Date of creation in The Annals of the World|elsewhere]], Ussher's sole warrant for assuming this later date for Abraham's birth was the placement of the description of Abraham's departure after the account of Terah's death. He assumed that the Bible listed events in the order in which they took place. Modern Ussherites, among them Larry Pierce, assume the same. | As has been said [[Anno Mundi#Date of creation in The Annals of the World|elsewhere]], Ussher's sole warrant for assuming this later date for Abraham's birth was the placement of the description of Abraham's departure after the account of Terah's death. He assumed that the Bible listed events in the order in which they took place. Modern Ussherites, among them Larry Pierce, assume the same. | ||
Critics of this assumption by Ussher point out that ample precedent exists for the listing of certain events out of their strict order of occurrence, and in a more logical grouping by the life of the person involved. {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5}} is a perfect example of this. One can see further examples in the King Lists in I and II Kings. More to the point, the sentence "Terah died in Haran" could refer to a ''spiritual'' death that [[God]] reckoned when Terah forgot his initial purpose in taking his family out of their home city of [[Ur | Critics of this assumption by Ussher point out that ample precedent exists for the listing of certain events out of their strict order of occurrence, and in a more logical grouping by the life of the person involved. {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5}} is a perfect example of this. One can see further examples in the King Lists in I and II Kings. More to the point, the sentence "Terah died in Haran" could refer to a ''spiritual'' death that [[God]] reckoned when Terah forgot his initial purpose in taking his family out of their home city of [[Ur of the Chaldees]]. | ||
=== The Sojourn in Egypt === | === The Sojourn in Egypt === | ||
