Board Thread:Bible Questions/@comment-37652793-20181128224839/@comment-27358554-20181130220221

These "long" ages are actually short in comparison to other stories from cultures and civilizations around the world. For example, if I remember correctly, the Egyptians' history had kings living for thousands of years. Some scholars believe that these extremely long ages may have been lengthened to make their civilization seem older. This would explain why some civilizations date back thousands of years prior to the Flood and even Creation. According to the Bible, which gives an accurate view of history, civilizations began around the world after the incident at the Tower of Babel. Considering all this, the Bible's long ages are more realistic than other civilizations' long ages.