2007-03-08 03:06:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well obviously it was... mutter, mumble. See, how could you doubt the authenticity of this scripture? No, really, my explanation makes total sense!
Wait! I thought incest was wrong, why allow it when there are only a few people?
2007-03-08 03:11:06 · answer #1 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply put, Cain took one of his sisters as his wife. The Book of Genesis shows that the only people on the Earth at the time were Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, and the other sons and daughters that Adam and Eve produced. Although they are not mentioned in Chapter 4, the fact that more offspring were produced than just Adam and Eve by the time Abel was murdered is implied in the geneology listed in Chapter 5. A period of 130 years passed between the time that Adam was created and Seth, their third and only other named son, was born. This is ample time for any of Cain's sisters to have reached maturity. Incest had not yet been condemned by God at that early point in human history, and besides, such would be necessary to an extent if they were to obey God's command to multiply and fill the Earth. One must also keep in mind that at that time, humans were much closer to perfection than we are today, which is made evident by their near-millenial life-spans. Inbreeding at that point would not produce the same hazardous results as it would today. It is evident that Cain took one of his sisters or possibly even nieces as a wife when he was banished.
2007-03-08 11:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by DwayneWayne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His son Enoch is a different Enoch than is Noah's predicesor. So there are two Enoch's (see Gen. 5 for the one we know more of and Gen. 4 for Cain's descendants). What's even more confusing is that there are two cities of Enoch. Cain's wife's name was unknown, although it talks a little bit about her in Gen. 4.
2007-03-08 11:14:40 · answer #3 · answered by Laurel W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Methinks maybe the reason Cains wife is not really mentioned is because she is not really important to any scripture. Save the fact that Cain's people were workers of Copper and Bronze.
2007-03-08 11:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mrs. Cain
2007-03-08 11:10:17 · answer #5 · answered by Dawn G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Elohim (a plural word) said "let us make men in our image" and went about doing so on the sixth day. They gave men the land, sea etc to look after. On the EIGHTH day, Yahweh Elohim (a specific one) created the Garden of Eden, Adam, Eve and the whole muddled Tree of Knowledge thing ensued. Cain went to these Other People, who welcomed him. That's where he found his wife.
2007-03-08 11:16:59 · answer #6 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Enoch's mom?
2007-03-08 11:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by super Bobo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Her name is not mentioned. She was either a twin of Abel or another daughter of Adam and Eve (none of whom are called by name).
2007-03-08 11:09:02 · answer #8 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sister.
Bible does not give out her name but the book of Jasher does (although it is not considered a reliable book).
2007-03-08 13:39:18 · answer #9 · answered by keiichi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either his mother or his sister. I think I saw them together at Wal*Mart the other day.
2007-03-08 11:14:14 · answer #10 · answered by Murazor 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋