Nope, God only made Adam and Eve. They had kids and they married.I don't know, that's why I ask. I thought God only made Adam and Eve, didn't realise he made several others as well.
Nope, God only made Adam and Eve. They had kids and they married.I don't know, that's why I ask. I thought God only made Adam and Eve, didn't realise he made several others as well.
Though it is not specifically mentioned because of the focus being placed on the Cain and Abel scenario, the boys (though the first two born to them) are grown here (speculatively could be 20 or 30...who knows?) and as you can see Cain as already married (so Cain, Abel, and younger offspring may also have had children but in the teaching they are at this time insignificant)....Adam and Eve were blessed to be fruitful and multiply...it is reasonable that would have had children every year of two (more twins? some triplets? some singles)... and then beginning as teens, these offspring all may have mated..and so on...the numerical possibilities are staggering...
Here is another thing that probably is not realized...I'll bet in most minds Adam and Eve is seen as euro/caucasian! Where for the eventuality of all possible variation they would have to have been a variety from which all possible anthropomorphic characteristics and all levels of melanin could have been reinforced...think about it...
Purer DNA, no issues... like our copied, fragmented, damaged copy of a copy of a copy of a copy… DNA today. Indeed they had all the colors of all races today. If you look as the skin pigmentation, it's just the amount of melanin we all have that gives us the "color" we are. There's no difference. After the Tower of Babel when God confused the tongues of men into today's various language, certain traits became common among those of the same tongue. So, today we have all the wonderful verity, erroneously called "race", of humans on the planet.I have, and it puzzles me. Adam and Eve had characteristics in them that gave way to Caucasians, Negros, Indians, Chinese etc..?
God only made Adam and Eve and they had lots of children. I'm still unsure about the timeline as it's very vague but Cain must have married his sister as far as I can tell from these comments. Were there no genetic disorders with all of these brothers and sisters inter-marrying?
Vagueness does not equate with fiction Tubby Tubby.I have, and it puzzles me. Adam and Eve had characteristics in them that gave way to Caucasians, Negros, Indians, Chinese etc..?
God only made Adam and Eve and they had lots of children. I'm still unsure about the timeline as it's very vague but Cain must have married his sister as far as I can tell from these comments. Were there no genetic disorders with all of these brothers and sisters inter-marrying?
Learning anything about anything is useful Calvin. I'm a bit slow but I never understood the bible so it's all interesting.Tubby Tubby, have you learned anything useful in your studies of 'Learning Genesis'?
Of course but this research sets its origin tens of thousands of years ago. It hardly fits with your timeline.Tubby...not that she is our Eve (but could be) but have you ever heard of Mitochondrial Eve?
For future reference...just for fun if interested see Nature, 1987, “Mitochondrial DNA and Human Evolution“, Cann, Stonekong, and Wilson; also in Nature, 2000, “Mitochondrial genome variation and the origin of Modern Humans“, Ingman, Kaessmann, Paaba, and Gyllensten
Paul
Good analysis, good question.Gen 4:19 Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. 20 And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute. 22 And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.
23 Then Lamech said to his wives:
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech!
For I have killed a man for wounding me,
Even a young man for hurting me.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
Lamech is clearly self-important by referring to himself in third person to his wives.
So Lamech is saying that his murderous activity is 11 times worse than the murder committed by his great-great-great grandfather?
What is his reasoning?
Of course but this research sets its origin tens of thousands of years ago. It hardly fits with your timeline.
And one without an answer.Good analysis, good question.
The scripture say so:Gen 4:25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” 26 And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh.[c] Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.
I think Big Moose mentioned this earlier but I hadn't read this far in Genesis yet. This does make the city building by Cain seem quite odd to me as in this sequence of events there only existed one son of Adam when Cain built Enoch.
The only possible explanation would be that they had several other children between Able/Cain and Seth but why wouldn't they be mentioned in the bible?