Are there gaps in the Genesis genealogies? This is Ken Ham, an Aussie transplant with a passion for God's Word. Many people say that we can't know how old the Earth is from the Bible. They claim God's Word just doesn't give us that information. But they say science gives us the answer. Now, the Bible doesn't give us an exact age for the universe. But the Bible does give us genealogies in the Old Testament we can use to find that age. Now, some people say that the genealogies from Adam to Abraham contain gaps, so we can't use them to help date the earth. But the Hebrew word used for begat never skips a generation anywhere else in the Old Testament. Why would it skip here? We can trust these genealogies to give us an accurate age for the universe, and it's about 6,000 years. Want to know more about the age of the universe? You'll discover so much more at answersingenesis.org. You can also learn about the ark we're building at answersingenesis.org.