How far back in time is the creation of Adam from the birth of Christ?
The creation of Adam is dated to 4004 B.C., which is 4004 years before the birth of Christ at Bethlehem. This figure is derived by counting backward from Christ's birth to Adam's creation, placing Adam roughly four thousand years before Christ.
Les explains that going back from the time of Christ's birth at Bethlehem to the creation of Adam gives the date 4004 B.C. He notes that Adam's race and that whole generation up to the Flood covered a period of 1,600 years. He also clarifies that B.C. refers to before Christ in Old Testament times, while A.D. stands for the Year of Our Lord, and he warns against replacing Christ with the term Common Era.