Questions from genesis

[Light&salt]

Hello dear sisters and brothers. My husband and I have discussed this matter, not being able to sort it out fully. I wonder if you will help me/us to gain understanding in this matter. Reading Genesis 4.16 it says Cain went into the land called Nod and had children with his wife. Who was his wife? Did God supernaturally create more people than Adam and Eve not mentioning this in the Bible?Happy if anyone will help me out here. Thank's :star:

 

[ladylovesJesus]

Wow I just looked to see if I could find the answer to your question and this is what I found.

Question: "Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?"

Answer: The Bible does not specifically say who Cain’s wife was. The only possible answer was that Cain's wife was his sister or niece or great-niece, etc. The Bible does not say how old Cain was when he killed Abel (Genesis 4:8). Since they were both farmers, they were likely both full-grown adults, possibly with families of their own. Adam and Eve had surely had more children than just Cain and Abel at the time Abel was killed - they definitely had many more children later (Genesis 5:4). The fact that Cain was scared for his own life after he killed Abel (Genesis 4:14) indicates that there were likely many other children and perhaps even grandchildren or great-grandchildren of Adam and Eve at that time. Cain's wife (Genesis 4:17) was a daughter or granddaughter of Adam and Eve.

Since Adam and Eve were the first (and only) human beings, their children would have no other choice than to intermarry. God did not forbid inter-family marriage until much later when there was enough people that intermarriage was not necessary (Leviticus 18:6-18). The reason that incest often results in genetic abnormalities in children is that when two people of similar genetics (i.e. a brother and sister) have children – genetic defects are far more likely to result because both parents had the same defects themselves. When people from different families have children – it is highly unlikely that both parents will have the same genetic defects. The human genetic code has become increasingly “polluted” over the centuries as genetic defects are multiplied, amplified, and passed down from generation to generation. Adam and Eve did not have any genetic defects, so that enabled them and the first few generations of their descendants to have a far greater quality of health than we do now. Adam and Eve’s children had few, if any, genetic defects. As a result, it was safe for them to intermarry. It may seem strange or even disgusting to think of Cain's wife being his sister. In the beginning, since God started with one man and one woman, the second generation would have no choice but to intermarry amongst themselves.

Recommended Resource: The Answers Book by Ken Ham.

from gotquestions.org

God bless :rainbow: :rose:

 

[Light&salt]

Thank's LLJ, this is really interesting. I understand it better now, because as you said: Adam and Eve had no genetic defects. And God had even commanded them to multiply: Gen. 1.28 Still I wonder what is the reason for not mentioning any names of Adam/Eves daughters in the Bible..

 

[ladylovesJesus]

Who knows. I never even realised about Cain and his wife before. I guess some things are just never mentioned. Maybe not considered relevant.

God bless :rainbow: :rose:

 

[MAJ52653]

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Hello dear sisters and brothers. My husband and I have discussed this matter, not being able to sort it out fully. I wonder if you will help me/us to gain understanding in this matter. Reading Genesis 4.16 it says Cain went into the land called Nod and had children with his wife. Who was his wife? Did God supernaturally create more people than Adam and Eve not mentioning this in the Bible?Happy if anyone will help me out here. Thank's :star:

To add to what the others have written; If nothing else it was not considered wrong in any way for relatives to marry until it was outlawed via Moses' law. You may recall (or even look up) that Abraham married his sister, and Isaac and Jacob married cousins of varying degrees, and even a pair of sisters, and no one thought it was odd or unusual, much less sinful. Even God helping out on some of these relative weddings, since it wasn't a sin yet.

 

[monkeys]

MAJ52653,

Abraham did not marry his sister. Abraham called Sarah his sister a few times because he was scared that he would be killed. For example, the story of when they went to Egypt.

In the story of Jacob -- he married a distant relation true. But he was tricked into marrying Leah (spelling?). After marriage with her, he married Rachel, the one he loved. But I too don't understand why it was okay that they had multiple wives, etc. Quite interesting.

Thank you for bring up this point!

 

[simpleman]

Genisis 20:10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. 12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. Abraham say's they have the same father.

 

[Light&salt]

Guess many things were different before and during the time of the old testament. Seems like Abrahams wife Sarah was his half sister.LOL, happy the Lord did make a new covenant with us.

 

[monkeys]

LOL! That's true Light and Salt! Wow...I didn't realize about Abraham and Sarah...will do some research on that!

Blessings,
monkeys

 

[MAJ52653]

to Monkeys

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MAJ52653,

Abraham did not marry his sister. Abraham called Sarah his sister a few times because he was scared that he would be killed. For example, the story of when they went to Egypt.

In the story of Jacob -- he married a distant relation true. But he was tricked into marrying Leah (spelling?). After marriage with her, he married Rachel, the one he loved. But I too don't understand why it was okay that they had multiple wives, etc. Quite interesting.

Thank you for bring up this point!

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