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Apr 7, 2022 · The Bible does not name Cain's wife, but the Book of Jubilees claims she was Awan and his sister. Learn about the biblical and extra-biblical sources on Cain's wife, her identity, and the implications of incest in human history.
Sep 13, 2007 · How did Cain find a wife if there were only two people on earth? Ken Ham explains the biblical view of Cain's wife and the importance of defending the authority of Genesis. He also refutes the common skeptical arguments and challenges Christians to be ready to give a defense.
- We don’t even know her name, yet she was discussed at the Scopes Trial,mentioned in the movies Inherit the Wind1 and Contact,2 and talked about in...
- In Genesis 5:4 we read a statement that sums up the life of Adam andEve: “After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and hehad...
- Some claim that there had tobe lots of people on the earth otherthan Adam and Eve’s descendants;otherwise Cain wouldn’thave been fearful of people...
- Some claim that for Cain to go to the land of Nod and build a city, hewould have required a lot of technology that must have already been in thatla...
Feb 24, 2024 · Explore the identity of the wife of Cain, one of the most enigmatic women in Genesis. Learn how ancient Near Eastern culture and geography may have influenced the biblical storyteller's perspective.
Jan 27, 2023 · 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.
Apr 23, 2007 · After he murdered Abel, Cain left and went to live in the land of Nod, east of Eden (Genesis 4:16). It appears that it was there that he married a wife – who may have been either a sister or another relative.
The simple answer is that Cain married his sister or another close relation, like a niece. This answer may sound revolting for those of us who grew up in societies that have attached a stigma to such an idea, but if we start from Scripture, the answer is clear.
Cain's wife was likely a daughter of Adam and Eve, possibly his sister. The only biblical mention of her is in Genesis 4:17, where she has a son with Cain.
