Could Cain and Abel in the Bible have been twins?

Answer 1

Does it really matter?

Answer 2

The Bible specifically states that they were born separately.

Genesis 4:1 ¶And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Food for thought:

The Bible doesn't say that Cain and Abel were Adam and Eve's only children at this point - they may have had many older brothers and sisters, who just weren't central to the action at this time.

When Cain finally killed Abel, they were both offering sacrifices. During the Patriarchal age, only the heads of families offered sacrifices - they would both have been married with children by that point. They are so often pictured as young children when they were actually full-grown men.

And the Bible doesn't say anything about one being black and one being white. In fact, they were probably both middle-brown, from which every modern genetic mix could be derived.

Answer 3

I don't know for sure, if you would like to look into this here are some refrences that you can look at:

Cain
A son of Adam and Eve who slew his younger brother Abel over jealousy and greed (Gen. 4: 1-16). Some of his descendants were skilled in the use of the harp and organ and in working with brass and iron (Gen. 4: 17-25). Due to the incompleteness of the biblical record, many have regarded Cain as the eldest son of Adam. However, latter-day revelation tells us that Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters before Cain was born (Moses 5: 1-3, 16-18). He married one of his brothers’ daughters (Moses 5: 28).
Cain’s offering was rejected by the Lord, probably for several reasons, including the fact that it was not done in faith nor in the prescribed and revealed manner (cf. Moses 5: 5-8 with Gen. 4: 3-5). He entered into an unholy covenant with Satan, by which he became known as Master Mahan, or “master of this great secret,” and by which he could “murder and get gain” (Moses 5: 29-31). A mark was set upon him by which he could be distinguished from the other children of Adam (Gen. 4: 15; Moses 5: 38-41). Cain and his descendants lived separately from the other descendants of Adam (Moses 7: 22).
Cain is mentioned frequently in the scriptures, including Heb. 11: 4; 1 Jn. 3: 12; Jude 1: 11; Hel. 6: 27; Ether 8: 15; Moses 5 - 7; cf. D&C 84: 16.

Abel
A son of Adam and Eve; a shepherd who offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain (Gen. 4: 4; Heb. 11: 4), and was killed by him out of jealousy and because Cain lusted after his flocks. Abel’s sacrifice was accepted of the Lord because he was authorized by revelation to make the offering; and he performed it in faith, in the proper manner, by the proper authority, and for the proper reasons, his sacrifice being a type or symbol of the Redeemer (Hel. 11: 4; Moses 5: 5-8, 17-36; HC 2: 15-16; see also JST Gen. 17: 7; Matt. 23: 35; Heb. 12: 24; D&C 84: 16).

If you don't know where to find Moses and other books then you can look at the LDS website refrence the scriptures and you will be able to find them there. The web site is www.LDS.org.

Answer 4

One was black, and the other was white. The old testament implies that Adam and Eve were both white. Genetically this doesn't make sense. It implies that Eve had to have slept around on Adam, and that somewhere there was another man (a black man). However, the bible doesn't cover this, and since everything is based on belief, it really doesnt matter.

Answer 5

it states that cain was the older out of the two

Answer 6

no it says Cain was born first and able conceived later

Answer 7

According to the Qu'ran, they weren't - but each of them had twin sisters.

I just recently learnt that.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

YES they were

Answer 10

Don't know. I wasn't there, to my knowledge.