Year 6000
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This article is about the year 6000 in the Hebrew calendar. For the Gregorian year 6000, see 7th millennium.
According to classical Jewish sources, the Hebrew year 6000 marks the latest time for the initiation of the Messianic Age. The Talmud,[2] Midrash,[3] and Zohar[4] state that the date by which the Messiah will appear is 6,000 years from creation.
According to tradition, the Hebrew calendar started at the time of creation, placed at 3761 BCE.[5] The current (2023/2024) Hebrew year is 5784. By this calculation, the start of the 6000th year would occur at nightfall of 29 September 2239[6] and the end would occur at nightfall of 16 September 2240[7] on the Gregorian calendar.