They contend that other sons and daughters could have been born before Cain and Abel and that the Bible is merely singling out these two for emphasis. Other Bible students have attempted to explain the existence of other humans apart from Cain and Abel by saying they were not necessarily the first two sons of Adam and Eve. These two facts rule out the idea of some Pre-Adamic race from which Cain chose a wife.
Furthermore, his wife Eve was given her name because she was the mother of all living ( Genesis 3:20). The Scriptures are clear that Adam was the first man created ( Genesis 2:7, 18-19 1 Corinthians 15:45). The idea of Cain marrying someone from this race creates more problems than it solves.
Some have attempted to say that Cain's wife came from a race of Pre-Adamic humans who were around before Adam and Eve. The issues to be considered are these:ġ)If all humanity descended from Adam and Eve, then where did his wife come from?Ģ)In addition, where did all the people come from that are mentioned in the account?ģ)If Cain married a relative, then doesn't this indicate incest?Ĥ)If Cain married his sister, then wouldn't we expect any offspring to suffer degenerative effects? There are many difficulties that arise with this statement since Genesis only records two children of Adam and Eve to this point-Cain and Abel. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son - Enoch ( Genesis 4:17). The Bible says that after he killed his brother Abel, Cain married a wife.Īnd Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and born Enoch. One of the most often-asked questions about the Bible is that of Cain's wife.