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Prior to the church settling on BC-AD dates, dates were typically tabulated by the year of the rule of a given king or emperor. When he died and a new ruler took over the year reset to 1 again. The church decided that as Christ was king of kings and still lives, all calendars should be reset to 1 on the year of his birth... they missed by about 4 years.
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How many years before Christ did Job live?
Job lived 1800- 2000 years before Christ.
Why does bc years go backwards?
BC means before christ. It is a time (I think incorrectly) denoted as the year the christian prophet, Jesus. Any time before this is said to be 1 year before christ, 2 years before christ etc
What does bc mean in years?
before Christ. ad is Amano Domingi
Fourth millennium bc what does this mean numerically?
Four thousand years before the birth of Christ.
How many 4000 years BCE?
Because there is no year "zero" this would be 3999 BC (Before Christ) or BCE (Before the Common Era), but this year [2011] it would be 6000 years ago.
What does 2000 BC mean?
BC means Before Christ. Its method of calculating time.
Is 1200 before Christ or after Christ?
It depends whether it is BC or AD If it was BC it was 1200 years before Christ If it was AD it was 1200 years after Christ
What century is before Christ?
before christ is 2000 years prior
How many years before Christ did Job live?
Job lived 1800- 2000 years before Christ.
How may years before christ did moses live?
Moses live around 1,500 years before Jesus the Christ.
What came first 543 bc or 1776 bc?
1,776 years Before Christ or the Common Era came before 543 years Before Christ.
What does BC mean?
It is used to denote years Before Christ
What is before centuries?
before christ is 2000 years prior
How many years before Christ did Ezekiel get his vision?
About 570 years before Jesus.
How long ago was 2500bc?
BC means before Christ. Thus, 2500 BC is about 4500 years in the past.BC means before Christ. Thus, 2500 BC is about 4500 years in the past.BC means before Christ. Thus, 2500 BC is about 4500 years in the past.BC means before Christ. Thus, 2500 BC is about 4500 years in the past.
What does before Christ mean?
Events that happened in the years before Jesus was born - BC (Before Christ)
Who were the sea people in the early years before christ?
There were many sea going people before the birth of Christ.
