At one point in the bible, the only existing humans were Adam, Eve, Cain and Seth. Somehow Cain and Seth had children, but the bible doesnt explain with whom. This is kinda creepy. Someone explain please?
2007-06-21 13:01:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Abel was killed remember? so no children.Im talking about after that. Yes there was a guy named Seth in the bible.
2007-06-21 13:34:26 · update #1
I know of two schools of thought on this.
1. Just after the fall of man, becuase sin had not worked it's way into all that we were...incest did not result in genetic monster children.
2. The story of Adam and Eve is more of an overall picture of the fall of man. There were other people at the time. This is more of an understanding of how we came to be as we are and not so much of a literal story.
2007-06-21 13:07:37 · answer #1 · answered by Misty 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Bible does not say that these were the only existing people on earth. Adam and Eve had many other children. Seth and Cain had wives. These wives would also be classified as sisters. Since the gene pool had not been polluted at this time there was no issue with inter marriage.
2007-06-21 13:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by CaTcHmEiFuCaN 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Adam and Eve continued having children. Seth married one of his sisters. Cain married one of his nieces (several times removed).
2007-06-21 13:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I will answer your question without being nearly as cruel as you were when you "answered" mine.
God created other people after HE created Adam and Eve. There is more to the story but I see no reason to cast perils before swine since so many ppl only want to make fun of or try to prove the Scriptures wrong, what is the point of trying to tell them the truth? I find you to be in this category.
2007-06-21 16:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel were symbolic accounts of the soul.
Adam and Eve = Singular
Adam = Soul
Eve = Universal Mind Power
Cain = Higher Mind
Abel = Lower Mind
The Book of Genesis is the symbolic account of mankind's fall from grace and paradise, while Revelations is the symbolic account of mankind's return to grace/paradise.
You simply can NOT take any of that stuff literally. It's just silly when you do.
2007-06-21 13:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Genesis 5:4 says:
"And the days of Adam after his fathering Seth came to be eight hundred years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters.. . ."
Could Seth have had children with his sister?
Sounds weird ....but its physically possible.
2007-06-21 14:20:47 · answer #6 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People ask this question all the time. When the Bible first mentions that Adam and Eve had children it read "sons AND daughters."
2007-06-21 13:10:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to know where it says that. But they could've had kids with other women that we're around before they were the only existing humans (but of course they were family because at this time everyone was related...technically we are too but not as close)... But if I recall correctly it doesn't mention that anywhere in the bible...How could they have even created a nation of people if there were no more women???
2007-06-21 13:13:05 · answer #8 · answered by _WhiteRose 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lolitaslittleprincess, correct. Noble Angel, right on with that Bible reference. The gene pool was pure back then, so marying a sister or very close relative didn't result in major genetic problems or any of that stuff. It also wasn't declared 'illegal' then. Not yet, anyway. Not for quite awhile. There's your answer. God Bless.
2007-06-21 13:28:49 · answer #9 · answered by annarie14 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God created man (created male and female equally) in his image and likeness first, but man was wicked. He then formed man out of the dust of the earth to till the garden. God wanted Adam to have a companion so he put a deep sleep unto Adam and took his rib and created Eve, his helper. There are 2 creation stories in the bible. Read Genesis 1 then read Genesis 2. In Genesis 1 he created them male and female in "Our" image, he also created them after everything else was created. In Genesis 2 he formed man out of the dust of the earth first, then created everything else including Eve. God doesn't make mistakes. Genesis 2 is not a recap of Genesis 1 or God would have gotten everything confused. He is not the author of confusion. Read genesis 1 and 2 and decide for yourself.
2015-02-21 05:28:45 · answer #10 · answered by Alyssa Farrington 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋