The Bible says that Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain killed his brother and went to another land where he took himself a wife and raised a family. If Adam and Eve were the only humans created by God, where did Cain get his wife?’
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Genesis tells us that Adam and Eve had two sons: Cain and Abel. Cain killed Abel, was exiled by God, and then in Genesis 4:17 we read that Cain had relations with his wife. Where did Cain get his wife? The answer is simple:  Cain married either his sister or a niece. \n     In Genesis 5:4 we see that Adam had other sons and daughters.\n\n"This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created. When Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth. Then the days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters. So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died," (Gen. 5:1-5).\n\n      Since Adam lived several hundred years, having lots of children was not a problem. The Genesis account does not tell us about the order of the births nor does it tell us how old they were. By having many children it is certainly possible that there were many women around. This would mean that Cain married either a sister or a niece or some other relation. Of course at this point, the question of inbreeding is raised. But it is not a problem early on in the human race because the genetic line was so pure. Therefore, the prohibition against incest was not proclaimed until much much later (Lev. 18:6-18).\n\nI hope this helps answer your question.
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Do you enjoy asking all these questions about the first murder? According to the Bible, Cain and Abel both burned sacrifices to God. God liked Abel's better, Cain got mad, and hit him over the head with a rock.
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No.  Adam and Eve were not necessarily the first human beings.  There are 2 creation accounts in Genesis.  One focuses on the creatrion of the Sabbath, and the other on the creation of  man.  They likely had different authors.  Anyway, in the first, man is created on the 6th day.  In the 2nd, it is not noted when Adam was created.
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You need to remember that Adam and Eve lived for years, Adam was 930 years old when he died and they had many children, who must have married among themselves, and quickly develoed into a large population. After a hundred years or so, there would have been considerably sized cities growing up. The Bible does not say that everything that happened to Cain happened to him when he was young. After 400 years he could have been living in a city of several thousand people.
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Cain and Able were according the Genesis, the sons of Adam and Eve.  \nWith these two you can answer what is the oldest profession with Shepherd and farmer. Each of them offered an offering to God of their labor.  For reasons that are not listed in the Bible, Able, the shepherd had an acceptable offering While Cain's was rejected.  In anger Cain killed Abel. Cain slew Able and was banished.  \n\nThe Biblical family tree of Adam/Eve records a third son, Seth.
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I don't see how having a wife would make him less perfect. That does not mean he lusted, God created Eve for Adam, so why would he not create someone for Jesus? And remember Eve was created for Adam BEFORE sin existed, so how could having a companion be a sin?
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The answer by Temp19 was going well but stumbled.  Please allow me to add to it.  Cain married a sister most likely, but definitely a member of his own family. Once Adam and Eve sinned, they "began to die."  The people who were supposed to live forever now were subject to aging, disease etc.  After many generations this sinfulness deteriorated the bodies to the point that God commanded Moses to instruct family members NOT to marry.  The two creations are not inconsistent with one another.  There is a story of creation of the world (macro version if you will) and the focus of the creation of Adam and Eve (micro version if you will allow).  Hope this helps.
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The bible does not speak of who Cain's wife was however we have to assume that he married a relative.The bible doesn't say that he immediately went out and married.It probably was many years .In reference to the Land of Nod. Nod meant to wander (in Greek) so with that Cain was sentenced by God to the life of nomad or wanderer,unable to put down roots.All of humanity was created out of incestuous relationships which to us because of cultural norms is disgusting however the Holy bible say His ways are not our ways and he surpasses all understanding.Our small human minds were not designed to comprehend the nature and essence of God.
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Cain.\n\nKilled Abel when there were only four people.
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since the dawn of time there has been enmity between people.  out of the first family, Cain slew his own brother Abel.  it is called Evil, i guess
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I wish I knew where to reference this, but there is a story in the bible about a man with seven brothers (I think) and one dies the next marries the woman, and the next, until they all have married her one by one and died.  According to that story, none of them end up with her as their wife in heaven.  Everyone is there together and joyful essentially, everyone loves everyone else and everyone loves God in Heaven.  I wish I could explain it better, maybe someone here can.
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That is a great question that we will unfortunately never find the accurate answer to.\nAlthough, it only says in the Bible that Adam and Eve were the FIRST man and woman God created...I don't think it ever said they were the ONLY one's he created, if your looking for answers regarding the Bible.\nI'd also like to add that genetically, it's next to impossible to have a healthy child created in incest, especially as close as brother and sister. If those problems exist now, then reason says they would exist way back then as well. So, I think either God created more people, or Adam and Eve were the first "modern humans" along the evolution chain. I'm a bit undecided about it since I believe in God along with evolution...kind of weird, huh?
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Lilith as Adam's First Wife\nThe Alpha Betha of Ben Sira (Pseudo-Ben Sira) states that Lilith was Adam's first wife before Eve. Eli Yassif studied this text in detail and concluded that two versions existed: one similar to the original and one that was edited and enlarged by a later compiler. Examining the differences between the two versions helps to explain how Lilith may have become Samael's spouse.\n\nWhen God created His world and created Adam, He saw that Adam was alone, and He immediately created a woman from earth, like him, for him, and named her Lilith. He brought her to Adam, and they immediately began to fight: Adam said, "You shall lie below" and Lilith said, "You shall lie below for we are equal and both of us were [created] from earth." They did not listen to each other. When Lilith saw the state of things, she uttered the Holy Name and flew into the air and fled. Adam immediately stood in prayer before God and said: "Master of the universe, see that the woman you gave me has already fled away." God immediately sent three angels and told them: "Go and fetch Lilith if she agrees to come, bring her, and if she does not, bring her by force." The three angels went immediately and caught up with her in the [Red] Sea, in the place that the Egyptians were destined to die. They seized her and told her: 'If you agree to come with us, come, and if not, we shall drown you in the sea.' She answered: 'Darlings, I know myself that God created me only to afflict babies with fatal disease when they are eight days old I shall have permission to harm them from their birth to the eighth day and no longer when it is a male baby but when it is a female baby, I shall have permission for twelve days.' The angels would not leave her alone, until she swore by God's name that wherever she would see them or their names in an amulet, she would not possess the baby [bearing it]. They then left her immediately. This is [the story of] Lilith who afflicts babies with disease. - from the early version of Pseudo-Ben Sira
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Adam and Eve were the FIRST people... that did not mean that God could not have created more the same way. Its just a thought:)
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Hello BibleGuy the answer is simple. It is clearly writen. Gen 5:1-2, Gen 1:26-28.  Cain wife was from Adam, not His father, she was not His sister, Adam was the name of those God created in the Begining and called their name Adam, this is not talking about Adam & Eve who where in the Garden. Adam was the Name of those God created and 1 of Them He chose and Place in the Garden, thus showing His way even from the Begining chosing from Mankind (Adam) to guide and lead the others in the way.  Adam was not just One person but many. Not just One color.  If you like to know more contack me at PastorDoulos@yahoo.com
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From what I've read so far, Lilith was created, but she pissed God off, so He tossed her out of Eden and created Eve.  There's a theory that outside of Eden, Lilith mated with the natural beings of earth, creating the race of men that Cain eventually met up with.
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Genesis 4:16-18\n\nAnd Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the East of Eden.\n\nAnd Cain knew his wife; and she conceived and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son Enoch.\n\nAnd unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.\n\n(It seems to me like there were more than just Adam & Eve, huh)