Concerning Genesis 4

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Doc Daneeka
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Adam and Eve are first humans. Then they have Cain and Abel. Then Cain kills Abel. So instead of four people on earth we now have three....

Then God marks Cain and he leaves Eden and marries his wife...

My point is... If Adam and Eve are first humans... where did Cain's wife come from...

Furthermore.. God marked Cain for his evil act.. but everyone alive already knew his act.. why was he marked...

Always fascinated me and wanted to know yall's throughts...

Flame on!
Martin Q. Blank
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So instead of four people on earth we now have three....
That's not necessarily true.
Doc Daneeka
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Martin Q. Blank said:


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So instead of four people on earth we now have three....
That's not necessarily true.

That is true. The other options I can think of are:

1. Adam and Eve had other kids, the bible just doesn't mention them.
2. Adam and Eve were first of the Jewish lineage.
3. Adam and Eve were created first and then there were other families created after Adam and eve and were not in Eden and they had children
Martin Q. Blank
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#1 is the most plausible and clearly stated in Gen. 5:4.
Texaggie7nine
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Adam and Eve had other kids, the bible just doesn't mention them
That's pretty much the interpretation I have always heard. I mean, if they lived for hundreds and hundreds of years, then I would imagine they would have tons of kids that also lived hundreds and hundreds of years.
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Doc Daneeka
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Martin Q. Blank said:

#1 is the most plausible and clearly stated in Gen. 5:4.
I think youre right.
Doc Daneeka
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For #1 to be right, then there is a long gap between when Cain was expelled and took a wife. If Cain's wife came from Seth or one of the children born from adam and eve after seth, there would have to been a number of years for another child to be born and grow. Still possible just shows that there was a time gap.
P.C. Principal
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BCag07
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Fundamentalist problems.
Faithful Ag
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I would highly recommend the Great Adventure Bible Timeline series by Jeff Cavins. He spends some time addressing your specific questions about Genesis, the "sons of God", the lineage of Cain vs. Abel and if there were more than 4 people in the world, to Noah, to Moses, to David, to Christ.

...that is if you are willing to consider a Catholic layperson (and former Protestant pastor) might know something about the Bible. I am 100% certain you will enjoy the series and will learn a great deal. 100%. Its not a conversion attempt either...everyone would benefit from this, Catholic and Protestant Christians alike.
FTACo88-FDT24dad
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The Gordian knot of the fundamentalist approach to interpreting the Bible.
Doc Daneeka
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Why the conversion to Catholicism? Grace was not enough?
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