https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussher_chronology
Read up. Ironically, the parts that took place before history were the easiest because of the unbroken record of the lineage from Adam to Solomon.
It was my mistake to point you in the direction of a brief summary. Hopefully this will explain a little better.
Besides, OP was the one who initially made the assumption that the bible only allows for Earth to be a few thousand years old. Why is it that I don't see you arguing with him, if you're so adamant about it?
Regardless of your answers, the end result is the same: OP must prove that the bible is an accurate source, as he uses it as evidence.
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Between Adam and Solomon was not before history, before Adam, that's the problem.
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The bible keeps perfect record of how long the earth existed before Adam. It was just a few days.
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You are very mislead. The word day has many different meanings, it's actually used in at least four different ways in Genesis. Plus there's an unspecified amount of time between Genesis verse 1 and 2. You can't win this argument, you lack a basic understanding of the bible.