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| Q: | Genesis, Exodus, Acts, Luke Were there other people before Adam and Eve?...How did Cain get a wife in the land of Nod...The Bible clearly states that Adam had no other children until Seth... | ||||||
| A: | God finished his work of creation in six days and rested on the seventh day (Genesis 1:1-2:3, Exodus 20:11). Adam and Eve were created on the sixth day and God gave them and their offspring the ability to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:28). There is no indication in the creation account of any other human beings created before or after Adam and Eve (Genesis 1:27-2:24). Since every human being is descended from Adam (Acts 17:26), we conclude that Cain undoubtedly married a sister (or perhaps a niece). Genesis 4 does not give us a complete listing of all of Adam and Eve's children or a complete account of everything that happened in the years following the fall into sin, but mentions only those people and events that are pertinent to the purpose of the Book of Genesis. Eve calls Seth a replacement for Abel (Genesis 4:25), but it does not follow that she had no other children between the birth of Abel and Seth. The birth of Seth is important for the account because he is in the line of the Savior (Genesis 5, Luke 3:38). | ||||||
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