Note 16 — Chapter II · EXTENT OF THE SECOND AGE OF THE WORLD.
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It is remarkable that both Hales and Russell, notwithstanding their acknowledged veneration for the Holy Scriptures, have chosen to follow the testimony of Josephus, in regard to the extent of the first two ages of the world; but “their witness agrees not together;” for the former makes it 3333 years, and the latter 3403 years!