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When does the Hebrew calendar begin to align with secular, empirical history?

We are in the year 5785 by the Hebrew Calendar where year 1 is the first year after the creation of the world. The timeline of Bereshit after creation does not correspond to a secular, empirical understanding of human lifespans or historical/archaeological evidence. Geological and paleontological evidence also tells us that the world is billions of years older than our religious calendar would indicate. So my question is this: approximately when do the events that are attributed to specific years in the Hebrew calendar begin to line up with what we can verify is true using empirical methods?

Obviously, there is a lot within the Tanakh and Oral Torah that is empirically supported, such as the existence of King David and the occurrence of the Hasemonean revolt, but much less evidence exists (outside of the Talmud, and Tanakh) for figures like Abraham, Moses, or King Solomon. So where can we draw a line and say with reasonable confidence that, “From this point on about 85% or more of our history as described in our religion aligns with what empirical evidence and primary sources tell us?”

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