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BilalPowell
02/17/18 8:45:08 AM
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Obviously they didnt know how many years it would be until Jesus was born, so they had to keep track of time some other way.
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Coffeebeanz
02/17/18 8:52:30 AM
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It was sort of like a countdown basically
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Pitlord_Special
02/17/18 8:55:50 AM
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They usually went by what are called regnal years, where the year is described by how many years of rule of a sovereign. For example 11th year of the reign of Pharaoh Ramses III
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solosnake
02/17/18 8:56:59 AM
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People used to count moons instead of the sun
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BilalPowell
02/17/18 2:24:02 PM
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I know the Jewish years are like 3700 years ahead of ours. Wonder what theirs started with.
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