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===Early Jewish estimations=== The earliest post-exilic Jewish chronicle preserved in the Hebrew language, the ''[[Seder Olam Rabbah]]'', compiled by [[Jose ben Halafta]] in 160 AD, dates the creation of the world to 3761 BC while the later ''[[Seder Olam Zutta]]'' to 4339 BC.<ref>Young’s Analytical Concordance of the Holy Bible, 1879, 8th Edition, 1939—entry under ‘Creation’ quoting Dr. William Hales New Analysis of Chronology and Geography, History and Prophecy, Vol. 1, 1830, p. 210.</ref> The [[Hebrew calendar]] has traditionally, since the 4th century AD by [[Hillel II]], dated the creation to 3761 BC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dictionary.net/jewish+calendar |title=Definition of Jewish Calendar from |publisher=dictionary.net |access-date=2012-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119080838/http://www.dictionary.net/jewish+calendar |archive-date=2011-01-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askelm.com/doctrine/d911001.htm |title=The Jewish Calendar and Biblical Authority |publisher=Askelm.com |access-date=2012-11-30}}</ref>
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