Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain killed Abel and there was no sister to marry. So how did the next generation start?
2007-01-20 11:43:20 · 17 answers · asked by emiliosailez 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually, if you read some Bibles, Cain went off to the land of Nod and found himself a wife. Which immediately begs the question. "Who created the land of Nod"?
2007-01-20 12:00:25 · update #1
No question is begged - there is no statement that Eden was the only site of human existence. Genesis 1 is a marvelous medly of ancient science chaos/order etc. and religion. It is based on the still older texts of Ur and Lower Mespotamia. The Ugaritic based Gilgamesh Epic is a prime example.
We frequently try to read the poetry as mathematics 101. In truth, the poetry, much like quantam mechanics, and the theory of relativity, needs to be read with both mind and heart.
Cain and Abel - ancient story of pasture nomads and settled farmers. How many Westerns have similar themes?
2007-01-20 12:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's simple. "Man" was created TWICE. If you read Genesis carefully, you will see two creations. The first was the description of the general creation of everything, including people. Later, Genesis describes the creation of Adam and Eve. Many think this is simply an amplification of the previous section talking about the creation of humans, but that's not so. There were already people on the earth when god created Adam. Adam and Eve were two "special" creations, set apart from all others in Eden. A separate experiment, if you will. When they failed to live up to standards, they were expelled from Eden and forced to live a "normal" life like everyone else already there. When Cain murdered Abel, he ran off to Nod and took a wife. This was possible because there were already people on the earth building cities. In theory then, today there are two blood lines. Those of the original mass creation of Man, and those of Adam and Eve. It is said Jesus came from the line of Adam.
2007-01-21 11:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by Andy Oakley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because only two sons are named, does not mean they did not have other children. We know that Eve was the mother of all living and Adam passed sin to all mankind so he had to be the father of all as well. That means that Cain married another close family member who had moved away to another land and possibly even been born there. Remember that people lived hundreds of years back then instead of just the usual 70 or 80 that we do.
2007-01-20 13:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 4:17 says, "Cain lay with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch." Who was his wife? It is implied in the biblical text that Cain married one of his sisters. Several facts lead us to this conclusion.
First, it is clear that Adam and Eve had a number of children. Genesis 5:4 says, "After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters." Since Adam and Eve were the first man and woman, and since God had commanded them (and their descendants) to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:28), it seems reasonable to conclude that Cain married one of his many sisters. It is also possible that he married a niece or even a grandniece.
One must keep in mind that in the early years of the human race there were no genetic defects that had yet developed as a result of the fall of man. By the time of Abraham, God had not yet declared this kind of marriage to be contrary to His will (see Genesis 20:12). Laws governing incest apparently did not become enacted until the time of Moses (Lev 18:7-17; 20:11,12,14,17,20,21). Hence, there was no prohibition regarding marrying a sister (or niece or grandniece) in the days of Cain.
To learn more on this subject you can go to http://www.answersingenesis.org
2007-01-20 15:22:51 · answer #4 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will also read that Adam and Eve had MANY children besides Cain and Abel.
Cain married one of his sisters. But that's a whole other subject.
2007-01-20 12:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
>>Cain killed Abel and there was no sister to marry.<<
Yes, there was. "The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years; and he had other sons and daughters." (Genesis 5:4)
2007-01-20 11:48:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 5:4 states that Adam "became father to sons and daughters." Cain married one of his sisters. Apparently, with humankind still relatively close to perfection, birth defects weren't a concern, nor had laws been erected to prevent such unions.
2007-01-20 11:51:55 · answer #7 · answered by Zeera 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,adam and eve has lots more of kids.read the bible and you'll see.and also there is this thing.people lived for around 900 years at that time right?so how if its like this.
The other child of adam has a daughter. then after 200 years that means cain is 300 years and the GIRL is 200 years old they met,then they marry.that's possible right?but i cant imagine that,its gross
2007-01-20 11:50:43 · answer #8 · answered by Saya Sendiri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to the Bible..when he killed Abel,he was sent to another land ....maybe he took a sister with him.......the Bible does not refer to a sister,but this does not mean there was not one or more
the Bible refers to only three sons of Adam and Eve.....CAIN ABEL AND SET
2007-01-20 11:58:13 · answer #9 · answered by pdrfer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adam and Eve had other children that are not all named in the Bible, they took their sisters as wives.
2007-01-20 11:47:57 · answer #10 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋