I don't get it. Adam and Eve were the only people on Earth so they had to expand the population but how did they get there to expand the population?
2006-07-25 08:25:45 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They were created by God
2006-07-25 08:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by yahoo_police 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eve's side of the story:
After three weeks in the Garden of Eden, God came to visit Eve. "So, how is everything going?" inquired God.
"It is all so beautiful, God," she replied. "The sunrises and sunsets are breathtaking, the smells, the sights, everything is wonderful, I have just one problem.
It's these breasts you have given me. The middle one pushes the other two out and I am constantly knocking them with my arms, catching them on branches and snagging them on bushes. I do hate to complain but, they're a real pain," reported Eve.
Eve went on to tell God that since many other parts of! her body came in pairs, such as her limbs, eyes, ears, etc, she felt that having just two breasts might leave her body more "symmetrically balanced."
"That's a fair point," replied God, "But it was my first shot at this, you know. I gave the animals six breasts, so I figured that you needed only half of those, but I see that you are right. I will fix it up right away."
And God reached down, removed the middle breast and tossed it into the bushes.
Three weeks passed and God once again visited Eve in the Garden of Eden.
"Well, Eve, how is my favorite creation?"
"Just fantastic," she replied, but for one oversight. "You see, all the animals are paired off. The ewe has a ram, and the cow has her bull. All the animals have a mate except me. Sometimes I feel so alone."
God thought for a moment and said, "You know, Eve, you are right. How could I have overlooked this? You do need a mate and I will immediately create a man from a part of you. Now let's see, where did I put that useless boob?"
Now doesn't THAT make more sense than that stuff about the rib?
2006-07-25 08:30:21 · answer #2 · answered by reno 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever heard of christ? since you don't know the story, I will tell you it. Eve and Adam were in the garden Eden, and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit, then Adam followed pursuit. They were put in the garden of Eden as a test, but they had to leave the garden and eventually die. that is the story. If you want more details, get an Old Testament, and read Genesis.
2006-07-25 08:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by pincdragon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid there weren't any Adam and Eve in the sense you mean. Adam and Eve are a parable, or mythological tale, invented by people in an effort to explain human existence. Oh, and to make sure women were perpetually subjugated.
2006-07-25 08:30:25 · answer #4 · answered by Chris H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply conjecture, however, it is reasonable and even discussed to some degree by Edgar Cayce in his book on Atlantis, and that is the possibility that the entrance of the human being upon the physical plane had to wait until evolution moved to a point where the human being could enter some animal state, and from there, with great influence of MIND over form, slowly alter the forms over generations untill, eventually, what we now know as Man was formed.
If one takes measurements of the human being today as opposed to the human being of generations ago, subtantial change has occurred.
2006-07-25 08:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by docjp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were the only people in EDEN. so since Eve screw'd up everything they were i guess sent here. now of course I often thought of how did so many people get here? I mean the whole family would have to be sleeping together to make such a population. but somewhere in the bible it refers to other people speaking in different tongues. Which i'm probably guessing that they weren't and that god had created more people in each different country.
2006-07-25 08:30:13 · answer #6 · answered by What!? No Way!? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? If you literally believe in Adam and Eve, then you literally have to believe that God made them out of dust, like it says in the Bible, right....? Oh, I'm getting dizzy.
2006-07-25 08:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you even HEARD of the Bible? Go to a library and read the first chapter. (It's called "Genesis") Then turn on your thinker and process what you've read. It's called a "creation myth" and every civilization has one. If you're interested, ask for some books by Joseph Campbell---he explains a good many of them very well.
2006-07-25 08:30:05 · answer #8 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you read Genisis 1-3. it will tell you all you need to know about adam and eve.
2006-07-25 08:32:59 · answer #9 · answered by heavenwithchrist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eve came from Adam's rib. Adam came from God's image. Now how we got from the primordial soup to Adam - you will have to wait to ask God.
2006-07-25 08:31:44 · answer #10 · answered by maneedsun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were created from God.
God made man from the dirt; God created Eve from the rib of Adam.
2006-07-25 08:27:42 · answer #11 · answered by mthtchr05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋