The Book of Jewish Knowledge asserts: “He counted from the Era of Creation and, accordingly, ascribed fancied dates to various Jewish events that were presumed to have taken place from Adam, the first man, to Alexander the Great.”
Kitabu The Book of Jewish Knowledge chadai hivi: “Alihesabu kuanzia Enzi ya Uumbaji na, kwa hiyo, akahusisha tarehe za kuwaziwa kuwa matukio mbalimbali ya Kiyahudi ambayo yalidhaniwa kuwa yalitukia kuanzia Adamu, mwanadamu wa kwanza, hadi Aleksanda Mkuu.”