Maailmausundite statistika
Some claim that Adam and Eve were the first Jews, and lived circa
4000 BCE; others suggest that they, and all biblical persons prior to
King David are mythical; they never existed. Some would place the
date at the time of Abraham, circa 1900 BCE. Some date it to the
Exodus from Egypt circa 1490 BCE. Others say that no Exodus
happened. On the basis of archeological evidence, many believe
that the ancient Hebrews were originally a group of Canaanites who
gradually separated from the main body and eventually developed a
separate culture. That would certainly explain why so many Jewish
holy days were derived from the Pagan Canaanite culture.
Note 4: Sources differ greatly. A sampling of the Internet on 2015-
DEC-02 showed estimates from to 12 to 173 million:
o According to a statistical overview in 2011 of religions in
China: