Someone Said: "Where did Cain get his wife?"

Many ask this question thinking they've found a "mistake" in the Bible—that there must have been other people besides Adam and Eve. Scripture tells us that Adam is "the first man" (1 Corinthians 15:45); that there were no other humans when he was created, because God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone" (Genesis 2:18); and that Eve is "the mother of all living" (Genesis 3:20). Cain and Abel, then, must have married distant sisters. All of the first-generation siblings married each other in order to populate the earth. At that time there was no law against incest. But as the population grew large enough, and as the risk of genetic problems increased because of sin's curse, God outlawed marriage between siblings.

From, The Evidence Bible -->>> https://www.facebook.com/official.Ray.Comfort 8 December 2013 ·

OLAADEGBU: Someone Said: "Where did Cain get his wife?"

Many ask this question thinking they've found a "mistake" in the Bible—that there must have been other people besides Adam and Eve. Scripture tells us that Adam is "the first man" (1 Corinthians 15:45); that there were no other humans when he was created, because God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone" (Genesis 2:18); and that Eve is "the mother of all living" (Genesis 3:20). Cain and Abel, then, must have married distant sisters. All of the first-generation siblings married each other in order to populate the earth. At that time there was no law against incest. But as the population grew large enough, and as the risk of genetic problems increased because of sin's curse, God outlawed marriage between siblings.

From, The Evidence Bible

So even divine laws are not unchanging

Kay 17:

So even divine laws are not unchanging

The fact that they are transitional doesn't meant that they are changing.

Divine laws ought to be eternal, the fact that this particular law against incest has not always been there, is proof that the law isn't absolute or eternal.

Kay 17: Divine laws ought to be eternal, the fact that this particular law against incest has not always been there, is proof that the law isn't absolute or eternal.

Apart from the mosaic law can you show us where the divine laws was written ?

I'm definitely not the right person to direct question at

OLAADEGBU: Someone Said: "Where did Cain get his wife?"

Many ask this question thinking they've found a "mistake" in the Bible—that there must have been other people besides Adam and Eve. Scripture tells us that Adam is "the first man" (1 Corinthians 15:45); that there were no other humans when he was created, because God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone" (Genesis 2:18); and that Eve is "the mother of all living" (Genesis 3:20). Cain and Abel, then, must have married distant sisters. All of the first-generation siblings married each other in order to populate the earth. At that time there was no law against incest. But as the population grew large enough, and as the risk of genetic problems increased because of sin's curse, God outlawed marriage between siblings.

From, The Evidence Bible

Where is it recorded in Genesis or Bible that they married distant sisters or you just made the inference, no bible references OLADEGBU why are you always bent on making something appear what it's not? Even the writer of that article isn't sure he simply said they MUST have married distant sisters and not they married distant sisters.

Na wa for you oo.

Kay 17:

Divine laws ought to be eternal, the fact that this particular law against incest has not always been there, is proof that the law isn't absolute or eternal.

God had to outlaw marriage between siblings because of the risk that genetic problems brought which was as a result of the curse accompanied with sin.

Kay 17:

Divine laws ought to be eternal, the fact that this particular law against incest has not always been there, is proof that the law isn't absolute or eternal.

God originally created a perfect world and commanded Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply but when they sinned God could see that future generations would begin to develop health problems because of the effect of sin on their bodies and that is the reason why we should heed this loving health commandment, those who marry close relatives can tell you what they go through health wise.

Nolongthing1:

Where is it recorded in Genesis or Bible that they married distant sisters or you just made the inference, no bible references OLADEGBU why are you always bent on making something appear what it's not? Even the writer of that article isn't sure he simply said they MUST have married distant sisters and not they married distant sisters.

Na wa for you oo.

Cain could have married his sister or his niece, and there was no law forbidding them. 6,000 years ago close relatives could marry in order to start their own families, even Abraham married his own half sister.

OLAADEGBU:

God had to outlaw marriage between siblings because of the risk that genetic problems brought which was as a result of the curse accompanied with sin.

I understand your rationale however the law isn't still eternal as a fact!

OLAADEGBU: Someone Said: "Where did Cain get his wife?"

Many ask this question thinking they've found a "mistake" in the Bible—that there must have been other people besides Adam and Eve. Scripture tells us that Adam is "the first man" (1 Corinthians 15:45); that there were no other humans when he was created, because God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone" (Genesis 2:18); and that Eve is "the mother of all living" (Genesis 3:20). Cain and Abel, then, must have married distant sisters. All of the first-generation siblings married each other in order to populate the earth. At that time there was no law against incest. But as the population grew large enough, and as the risk of genetic problems increased because of sin's curse, God outlawed marriage between siblings.

From, The Evidence Bible

Lol. Assumptions

Pls as a Christian aren't u supposed to say only wat the Bible approves and encourages

Show me where in the Bible, u get this from?

Op is a total lie

OLAADEGBU:

God had to outlaw marriage between siblings because of the risk that genetic problems brought which was as a result of the curse accompanied with sin.

ur God changes laws

Kinda like a man to me

OLAADEGBU:

Cain could have married his sister or his niece, and there was no law forbidding them. 6,000 years ago close relatives could marry in order to start their own families, even Abraham married his own half sister.

You Also Said COULD have married his sister which is a probability that means it ain't certain and you not sure also, so that part of the Bible truth be told made no mention of him marrying is sister so it's debateable.

@Ola what does distant sister mean??

Kay 17:

@Ola what does distant sister mean??

Tom G. Buzz Kholer asked the same sarcastic question: "Ray's posts are hilarious. 'Distant sister.' LOL."

How about you giving your explanation as to where male and female came from? And am not just talking about the human race, but in the 1.4 million different kinds of animals, birds, fishes and insects. Please don't give me the old atheist cop-out saying: "Science doesn't know but one day we will find out." I will be looking forward to your response.

Kay 17:

I understand your rationale however the law isn't still eternal as a fact!

God never changes, if that's what you are getting at. God only introduced the new laws because of the changes that sin brought and He did this for our sakes. Take a cursory glance at nations and cultures who don't heed these laws i.e. Muslims in the north and the Arabic Islamic nations and see how deformed many of their offsprings are.

macof:

Lol. Assumptions

Pls as a Christian aren't u supposed to say only wat the Bible approves and encourages

Show me where in the Bible, u get this from?

Op is a total lie

What other scriptural reference are you asking for? How about this one that tells of Adam's other children?

"After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years: and he had sons and daughters" (Genesis 5:4).

macof:

ur God changes laws

Kinda like a man to me

God never changes the only thing that changed was the changes that sin brought and God only introduced the new laws for our sakes.

Nolongthing1:

You Also Said COULD have married his sister which is a probability that means it ain't certain and you not sure also, so that part of the Bible truth be told made no mention of him marrying is sister so it's debateable.

Cain's wife is a descendant of Adam and as a result of this, she had to be his sister or niece. She couldn't have come from another race of people.

"And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living" (Genesis 3:20).

This means all people other than Adam are descendants of Eve, because she was the first woman.

OLAADEGBU:

God never changes the only thing that changed was the changes that sin brought and God only introduced the new laws for our sakes.

Ur God has changed so much.

Isn't it Yahweh that mountain God that the Kenites worshipped

He's now king of the universe, such promotion

macof:

Ur God has changed so much.

Isn't it Yahweh that mountain God that the Kenites worshipped

He's now king of the universe, such promotion

God didn't change His mind. His Law remains the same: "the soul that sins shall die" He only made provisions to protect His people against the increasing potential to produce deformed offspring. You disobey this health law at your own peril.

OLAADEGBU:

God didn't change His mind. His Law remains the same: "the soul that sins shall die" He only made provisions to protect His people against the increasing potential to produce deformed offspring. You disobey this health law at your own peril.

Oh! So no hell threat for disobeying this one?

macof:

Oh! So no hell threat for disobeying this one?

The Word of God does not change: "The soul that sins shall die"

OLAADEGBU:

The Word of God does not change: "The soul that sins shall die"

so Abraham has sined and shall die

macof:



so Abraham has sined and shall die

You are also under death row.

Ola, you still did not tell us what distant sister means

Kay 17:

Ola, you still did not tell us what distant sister means

Distant sisters are just sisters that are distant.

OLAADEGBU: Someone Said: "Where did Cain get his wife?"

Many ask this question thinking they've found a "mistake" in the Bible—that there must have been other people besides Adam and Eve. Scripture tells us that Adam is "the first man" (1 Corinthians 15:45); that there were no other humans when he was created, because God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone" (Genesis 2:18); and that Eve is "the mother of all living" (Genesis 3:20). Cain and Abel, then, must have married distant sisters. All of the first-generation siblings married each other in order to populate the earth. At that time there was no law against incest. But as the population grew large enough, and as the risk of genetic problems increased because of sin's curse, God outlawed marriage between siblings.

From, The Evidence Bible

Any reputable seminary will teach that the story of Adam and Eve are allegorical. The story of human progenitors is found across every society and culture worldwide. But let us indulge the story as being literal and assume that Cain went off and married a “distant” sister.

Now if we accept as other have pointed out here that Adam lived around 800 years or so, and knowing as we do now that women generally outlive men (the stress of women, life and all that begetting shortens a man’s life) we expect Eve to have lived a similar age, the bible isn’t specific but we can be generous and say she lived 600 years or more. Now we know Adam had many children as the bible says and presumably with Eve his wife, (surely he didn’t walk around town with a stiffie eyeing up desirable women who were his daughters or grand-daughters), then we can assume Eve continued child-bearing at least half her lifetime, (how else do you populate the world?)

Assuming Eve lived 600 years she would have had her last child …say for argument sake at the age of 250. My question therefore is…..why the hullaballoo about Abraham’s wife who had a child at the reported ripe old age of 90 when eve, the original baby factory was just getting started and continued for two and a half centuries ?

Sarassin:

Any reputable seminary will teach that the story of Adam and Eve are allegorical. The story of human progenitors is found across every society and culture worldwide. But let us indulge the story as being literal and assume that Cain went off and married a “distant” sister.

A reputable seminary you say? It is only seminaries that are cemeteries that that the Genesis account is a myth and Revelation as a mystery. True bible scholars know that those books reveal the entry and the exit of the old serpent that wants to spiritualise the truth away.

Sarassin:

Now if we accept as other have pointed out here that Adam lived around 800 years or so, and knowing as we do now that women generally outlive men (the stress of women, life and all that begetting shortens a man’s life) we expect Eve to have lived a similar age, the bible isn’t specific but we can be generous and say she lived 600 years or more. Now we know Adam had many children as the bible says and presumably with Eve his wife, (surely he didn’t walk around town with a stiffie eyeing up desirable women who were his daughters or grand-daughters), then we can assume Eve continued child-bearing at least half her lifetime, (how else do you populate the world?)

There is no point going along with your story since you don't believe that it is an accurate historical account of our first parents.

Sarassin:

Assuming Eve lived 600 years she would have had her last child …say for argument sake at the age of 250. My question therefore is…..why the hullaballoo about Abraham’s wife who had a child at the reported ripe old age of 90 when eve, the original baby factory was just getting started and continued for two and a half centuries ?

Keep assuming, presuming and guessing all you care.

@Op

Hehehe old chum, I believe I have made my point. Surely its not that difficult to fathom why I don't believe in talking serpents and 800 year old men. Good God what will they come up with next, talking donkeys?

my Jewish friend recently told me the Genesis account is incomplete.

That Adam had a wife before Eve
And it was never recoded that Eve had daughters.

OLA's "distant sister" may mean "half-sister"