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Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister? Knowing what the Bible says about incest, and intermarriage relationships, questions about Cain’s wife have merit.
In this video, we’ll take a quick look at what the Bible has to say on the topic. Watch as, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch, reads the Got Questions article: “Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?”
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Question: "Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?" In this video, we’ll see how the Bible answers, and at the end I’ll point you to some helpful resources, so stick around.
The Bible does not specifically say who Cain’s wife was. The only possible answer is that Cain's wife was his sister or niece or great-niece, etc. The Bible does not say how old Cain was when he killed Abel (Genesis 4:8). Since they were both farmers, they were likely both full-grown adults, possibly with families of their own. Adam and Eve surely had given birth to more children than just Cain and Abel at the time Abel was killed. They definitely had many more children later (Genesis 5:4). The fact that Cain was scared for his own life after he killed Abel (Genesis 4:14) indicates that there were likely many other children and perhaps even grandchildren of Adam and Eve already living at that time. 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. God did not forbid inter-family marriage until much later when there were enough people to make intermarriage unnecessary (Leviticus 18:6-18). The reason that incest today often results in genetic abnormalities is that when two people of similar genetics (i.e., a brother and sister) have children together, there is a high risk of their recessive characteristics becoming dominant. When people from different families have children, it is highly unlikely that both parents will carry the same recessive traits. The human genetic code has become increasingly “polluted” over the centuries as genetic defects are multiplied, amplified, and passed down from generation to generation. Adam and Eve did not have any genetic defects, and that enabled them and the first few generations of their descendants to have a far greater quality of health than we do now. Adam and Eve’s children had few, if any, genetic defects. As a result, it was safe for them to intermarry.
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[@margomitchell9880]

Keep bringing it on pastor powerful message

[@worldgonemad812]

This was GOLD! I was struggling with the Bible not mentioning any other children but Cain and Abel until Seth came along in Gen 4. But noticing that Cain was afraid of the repercussions of his crime against Abel speaks to a large population already in place❤🙌 Love that!! Right on!!

[@IminHIGHpursuitofthelivingGod]

Food for thought This is confusing. Because in Genesis 5 the scripture says this: Genesis 5: King James Version 4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: It wasn't until Adam was 130 years old after he had Seth that he had more kids. So how can Cain marry a sister or relative if siblings were not born until after Seth? Read the whole chapter 5. I also that it was interesting that EVE is no longer mentioned after giving birth to Seth. But yet Adams age and death are recorded.

[@derrickpurdy7011]

The modern generation prefers the traditions of men. You are correct to point out the truth, they just choose not to listen.

[@oztuber2]

Yes people just don't look at the chronology of the events.. Seth was born long after Cain moved, married and had kids. Adam and Eve never had daughters until after Seth was born. Also incest WAS an abomination with God always.. it was not acceptable ever. Which many claim it was ok..but the bible goes against that ridiculous theory. God did not make a commandment to HAVE incest. Moses commandments of not doing what the Cananites were doing (incest etc) was not implying they 'were' doing it and to stop.. it was a reminder not to do as they did just like they were not to do as the Egyptians they just left did... which set them apart from those incestous ...So God never allowed or called something abominable that he thought once wasn't.

[@lionofjudah3572]

Cain married his sister AWAN (Book of Jubilees 4) as there was no law of incest at that time and worshipped SATAN while building his city. His mark was being hairy all over. He gave over his daughters to fallen angels and they were punished to become sirens, mermaids as punishment. To learn more go GOCC Hebrew Bible Academy Shalom🏆🦁👑

[@WarNoodle85]

So Cain basically just waited in the wilderness till his parents had more kids and they became of age for him to find himself a wife. He waited a long time and had to live with his punishment for a long time. It's not super confusing when you see it like that. And back before the flood and the atmosphere completely changed and people were living for hundreds of years, Cain waiting 200-300 years for a wife doesn't seem farfetched. Also, marrying into the same blood line back then was also very different from today where you get genic mutations if you get your sibling pregnant. Adam and Eve were absolutely perfect in every way. Their kids marrying one another would had smaller genic consequences and over time. Nothing like we see today. It wasn't till Leviticus that God made a command to stop incest as it wasn't needed anymore to populate the world. Anyways, it doesn't say specifics when it says Cain met his wife and had a son. We can only assume this is how it went down. Cause there are some very vague and straight forward verses that don't go into details.

[@IminHIGHpursuitofthelivingGod]

@@WarNoodle85 The Bible doesn't give a time frame of how long Cain was gone from the presence of Lord. Either way whomever he met still would have been family since Adam and Eve were the only ones multiplying at that moment in time. Cain would have married a sister, Neice, or cousin. Then after he goes back to God to ask for mercy he marries, has Enoch and then his bloodline increases. Your 2-300 years is not based on scripture just speculation because we don't know how long he was gone from God until he returned. But I do know the Bible doesn't start counting Adam's genealogy until Genesis chapter 5. In his time of 930 years Cain still would have married one of his female relations before his brother Seth was born. So in my opinion as Eve was still producing children I feel that she gave birth to a lot of daughters. It wasn't until She had Seth that she praises God for another son to take the place of Abel. Per Adam and Eve's bodies they were not born but made.

[@blacksaibot6158]

I still dont get how anyone can look at their sibling and want to mate...............

[@reynaldofelix1043]

lol

[@SteeVane]

Definitely won't have been a problem back then

[@blacksaibot6158]

@@SteeVane It's not about whether it is a problem or not (in terms of acceptable behavior)....... it's about looking at your sibling as a life long SEXUAL MATE

[@stupidchoices7242]

There was like 4 people in existence when Cain had a wife so…

[@agoodboy5435]

Cause u weren't there at that time

[@adrianmartinez2990]

This explanation is so problematic and is used by so many people. If his wife was his sister, it would have been listed in the bible.

[@SteeVane]

Not everything is listed in the bible. Even for the things Jesus alone did, John says in verse 25 of the last chapter of his epistle, that the whole world will not have enough space to accommodate the books to record all of them. However, by "diligent study", we can find answers.

[@diannesalmon6348]

Sir..... In book of Jasher (Yasher) it says , Cain had a twin sister... Later Able had a twin sister. Cain killed Able.. Cain took Ables SISTER as his Wife... Plz use Discernment.. Book of Jasher... Book of Jubilees.. Maybe book of Enoch..

[@PatriotCoinRings]

Not to say you are incorrect but to touch on what you said that "Cain took Ables Sister", you could also say then "Cain took his own sister" as Cain and Able were brothers. Allow me to be clear in stating I am not saying Cains wife was his sister, I'm replying to your statement that Cain took Ables wife and there for was most likely by that statement either Cains direct Sister, or Sister-in-law if we are to take it the way it is stated. No children of Adam and Eve other than Cain and Able were ever mentioned however we obviously as Christians understand that there must have been a number of children both male and female to procreate and incest necessary till world population was broad enough to address the fact that incest is very harmful the the health of any offspring genetically so I won't dispute that Cain took his own sister as his wife and in fact, the Bible does say he was afraid as being the reason for killing Able which alludes to teh fact that their were most likely many children by this time, possibly even grand children. However if we are to address specifically the word of God, in your mention of Jasher (Yasher), there is a reason this book was not included as part of the Bible therefor I would not use it to reference any proof of anything. The original book or writtings of Jasher were never found. “The Book of Jasher” today, although it is not the same book as mentioned in the Old Testament is an eighteenth-century forgery that alleges to be a translation of the “lost” Book of Jasher by Alcuin, an eighth-century English scholar. There is also a more recent book titled “The Book of Jashar” by science fiction and fantasy writer Benjamin Rosenbaum. This book is a complete work of fiction. Another book by this same name, called by many “Pseudo-Jasher,” while written in Hebrew, is also not the “Book of Jasher” mentioned in Scripture. It is a book of Jewish legends from the creation to the conquest of Canaan under Joshua, but scholars hold that it did not exist before A.D. 1625. In addition, there are several other theological works by Jewish rabbis and scholars called “Sefer ha Yashar,” but none of these claim to be the original Book of Jasher. In the end, we must conclude that the Book of Jasher mentioned in the Bible was lost and has not survived to modern times. All we really know about it is found in the two Scripture quotations mentioned earlier. The other books by that title are mere fictions or Jewish moral treatises. Hope this helps and again, I'm not disagreeing with your claim, I believe it however to use Jasher as your source of reference is to attempt to take evidence from something not recognized as accurate and no firm foundation of anything.

[@PatriotCoinRings]

Feeling the need to touch on this just a bit more, for those wanting to read common sense, I'll elaborate... The Bible does not specifically say who Cain’s wife was. The only possible answer is that Cain’s wife was his sister or niece or great-niece, etc. The Bible does not say how old Cain was when he killed Abel (Genesis 4:8), but they both were likely full-grown adults. Adam and Eve surely had given birth to more children than just Cain and Abel at the time Abel was killed. They definitely had many more children later (Genesis 5:4). The fact that Cain was scared for his own life after he killed Abel (Genesis 4:14) indicates that there were likely many other children and perhaps even grandchildren of Adam and Eve living at that time. 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. God did not forbid inter-family marriage until much later when there were enough people to make intermarriage unnecessary (Leviticus 18:6-18). The reason that incest today often results in genetic abnormalities is that, when two people of similar genetics (i.e., a brother and sister) have children together, there is a high risk of their recessive characteristics becoming dominant. When people from different families have children, it is highly unlikely that both parents will carry the same recessive traits. The human genetic code has become increasingly damaged over the centuries as genetic defects are multiplied, amplified, and passed down from generation to generation. Adam and Eve were perfectly designed by God, and their lack of genetic defects enabled them (and the first few generations of their descendants) to have a greater quality of health than we do now. When sin entered the world through Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God, it brought sickness, disease, and a compromised bloodline for all their descendants. Their children had few, if any, genetic mutations; therefore, they could intermarry safely.

[@biblicalteachings9769]

Please can you tell me the name of Cain's wife

[@intelcom4964]

This doesn't make sense to me because he took the wife and created a city. You need many people to have a city and many workers to create it. Also Cain was thrown out of the land he lived to become a nomad. And created the land of NOD (nomads land) the. Who where the others outside Adam and Eve at the moment of departure? Sounds to me that that were more than just a few

[@PatriotCoinRings]

Are we defining a "City" according to the English translation in today's terms with the average life span of 82 years or that of the literal Hebrew word in those days with a average life span of each being hundreds of years old as stated in the Bible all of which science believes they understand now this was all part of the firmament discussed in the beginning and when the firmament changed during the time of Noah's arc being when it changed and the average life span was greatly reduced now that the world population was vast? If it were said today, I could see the confusion but understanding when it was written and the literal Hebrew translation, this is easily explained. Also, lets be clear for both sides of the debate that the Bible does not specifically say who Cain’s wife was. The only possible answer is that Cain’s wife was his sister or niece or great-niece, etc. The Bible does not say how old Cain was when he killed Abel (Genesis 4:8), but they both were likely full-grown adults. Adam and Eve surely had given birth to more children than just Cain and Abel at the time Abel was killed. They definitely had many more children later (Genesis 5:4). The fact that Cain was scared for his own life after he killed Abel (Genesis 4:14) indicates that there were likely many other children and perhaps even grandchildren of Adam and Eve living at that time. 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. God did not forbid inter-family marriage until much later when there were enough people to make intermarriage unnecessary (Leviticus 18:6-18). The reason that incest today often results in genetic abnormalities is that, when two people of similar genetics (i.e., a brother and sister) have children together, there is a high risk of their recessive characteristics becoming dominant. When people from different families have children, it is highly unlikely that both parents will carry the same recessive traits. The human genetic code has become increasingly damaged over the centuries as genetic defects are multiplied, amplified, and passed down from generation to generation. Adam and Eve were perfectly designed by God, and their lack of genetic defects enabled them (and the first few generations of their descendants) to have a greater quality of health than we do now. When sin entered the world through Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God, it brought sickness, disease, and a compromised bloodline for all their descendants. Their children had few, if any, genetic mutations; therefore, they could intermarry safely. There would have been a number of descendants during this time and certainly for that period of time, he could have certainly been responsible for the start of a city.

[@WarNoodle85]

the versus dont get super specific in time frames. Just very straight forward - and this is what happened... The only logical explanation is that Cain waited 200-300 years out in Nod doing his thing, probably building a foundation of a future city by himself. And then when Adam and Eve had more children finally, he found himself a wife that was of age and brought her with him to his land. Maybe more of his siblings and other offsprings came and joined him to help build up the city.

[@johnp3172]

Even right now in our modern times where this is already billions of people there are some sibling or father to daughter,son to grandma etc could get intimate and proudly have a kids and family life i dont see it will be impossibe for them to get married or have children during their time.

[@alexserrano9039]

If Cain's wife was his one of his relatives, Seth waa the replacement of Abel. Did Cain wait for his relatives to exist before he went to Nod? Did the siblings of Abel and Cain exist when Cain killed Abel? Was Nod a city already before God sent Cain over?

[@ramechalvis6553]

Very good question..... I also need an answer,,,, that's why UpTo now I am still not going to church because of contradictory stories....

[@oztuber2]

I'll answer tomorrow

[@timburdick6207]

Cain’s wife was not his sister! This is a misinterpretation of scriptures that is in the world today. Cain’s wife came from the sixth day creation. She was not his sister or any other sibling! God created all the human races on the sixth day. See Genesis 1:26 to 1:31. Adam and Eve were not created on the sixth day as is taught in most churches today. In Genesis 2:4 to 2:8 God created “The Man”, “eth-Ha adham” in the Hebrew language. This is where Adam was created. In Genesis 2:20 thru 2:23, this is where Eve was created. You need to take these scriptures back to the original language (Hebrew) to understand what God is teaching us here. Adam and Eve had nothing to do with creating all the human races nor populating the whole world! So, what is so special about Adam and Eve? Read Luke 3:23 through 3:38 and you will have your answer. Read it for yourself and believe the Bible.

[@danielmullings3600]

am just asking something a bit different here.if god is omniscient and he hate evil which is also sin.why would he still create a world knowing that it will eventually become the exact thing which is the opposite of what he hate an that is evil??______________________________________________________________________if you where lucifer who had sin against god who have created you. in results of your sin god decide to create a furnace specifically burn you what type of moral god do you see him as?? __________________since god is omniscient he would already knew the world before he as created it all-knowing. so what's the point of creating a angel knowing from before the very beginning his faith is to be diabolic then created a place to burn that angel and act as if he's the one who choose to become evil?__how can the angel have free will to decide to be evil if god already knew those choices _____________what type of god who told you that you should love your enemy as your neighbor create that hell.because not even I wouldn't created that place to punished my worst enemy.because I wouldn't want to be punished like that either.

[@danielmullings3600]

a mean matthew 5 44 KJV

[@daimos6686]

When did God created Adam & Eve?

[@timburdick6207]

@@daimos6686 Hey Daimos, Adam and Eve were created after the six-day creation. Then God rested on the seventh day. After the seventh day, God needed a man to till the soil. This is when Adam and Eve were created. The six-day creation and the creation of Adam and Eve are two completely separate events. Through Adam and Eve genealogy would come the Lord Jesus Christ, not the different Peoples of the world. You can read this in Luke 3:23 through 3:38. Hope this answered you question.

[@ideasgalore.orginal]

You are correct. I am thankful for your version which lines up with what the Holy Spirit taught me. Cain did not marry his siblings nor relatives neither did Seth. Holy Spirit taught me that there were people long before Adam and Eve (Eve was created much later than Adam) and how to know the relationships. You know by Cain's words that he knew there were other people out there and he thought they were savages. Firstly in, Gen.4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And 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. 1) Cain left from the area east of Eden where his parents were and went further east but within the "east of Eden", and settled first in the land of Nod. Land areas are named by people. 2) Cain found a wife there. 3) Cain builded a City and named it after his son, Enoch. (People name land and possessions) It was after 130 years of Adam's life that he had another child with Eve that they named Seth. The counting start after the punishment. If you know the pattern of GOD and how he brings the new before he does away with the old. This is throughout the true bible and Word of GOD. Adam and Eve had many irrelavent children amongst those that were outside of the Garden of Eden, but none were of Cain's tribe.

[@ideasgalore.orginal]

You are assuming and lying. Cain did not marry his siblings nor relatives neither did Seth. Holy Spirit taught me that there were people long before Adam and Eve (Eve was created much later than Adam) and how to know the relationships. You know by Cain's words that he knew there were other people out there and he thought they were savages. Firstly in, Gen.4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And 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. 1) Cain left from the area east of Edenwhere his parents were and went further east but within the "east of Eden", and settled first in the land of Nod. Land areas are named by people. 2) Cain found a wife there. 3) Cain builded a City and named it after his son, Enoch. (People name land and possessions) It was after 130 years of Adam's life that he had another child with Eve that they named Seth. If you know the pattern of GOD and how he brings the new before he does away with the old. This is throughout the true bible and Word of GOD. Adam and Eve had many irrelavent children amongst those that were outside of the Garden of Eden, but none were of Cain's tribe.

[@PatriotCoinRings]

*"Ignorance must be bliss..."* And this is where we get cults from, people who don't like what they read so they rewrite their own version and twist Gods word. One thing common in nearly all cultic writings though, they always use the Bible as their foundation for truth because it is in fact so solid, there is nothing better to help support their truth. As I've always said *"The best lie is found between two truths"!* Please do not distort the word of God and read the Bible without adding to it or twisting what it says or it's meaning. It just shows ignorance. Humanity did not exist prior to Gods first creation of it which is clearly stated and using common sense, why would God need to create a man from dirt and breath life into it's nostrils and later pull a rib from him to create a mate knowing he was all alone and would need a mate in order to go forth and multiply "if" there was already a civilization in existence as you claim?

[@orlandoabendan5170]

🤣. And Cain went out from the presence of YHWH. and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. Genesis:4:16 adam and eve did not have a baby on that time when cain went out of the garden. it took 100 and thirty years before Seth being born. cain did stay 100 years in the garden. meaning there's another human outside the garden. So the creator created man in his own image, in the image of him he create male and female. Genesis:1:27 the chapter one is not adam and eve. they are the people living outside the garden where cain took a wife.🤭

[@Miutid]

Read the book of Adam and Eve and it’ll tell you

[@Spatterdock]

Hold up you meant the book of Genesis, right?

[@Miutid]

@@Spatterdock no I mean the book of Adam and Eve, that’s what it’s called

[@nicewin]

@@Miutid can yu pls put the link of that book.

[@pabsswede8740]

No, its probably Eve.

[@technobrain1461]

The story is fake. Don't begin with the story being true. Begin with examining the story based on reality and you'll see how dumb this is.

[@PatriotCoinRings]

So let's assume you are correct, that the truth and fact that the first humans were Adam and Eve were not reality as you suggest. What is your explanation for the first human being because even the Athiest will tell you we came from mud, the leftover sludge of a big bang and neither of these contradict the Bible, they only exclude a creator. The Athiest as of a few hundred years ago believes we came from mud as well and evolved from a single-celled organism to a multi-celled organism, to a fish, to a mammal (everyone loves this part believing they came from a monkey, or bobcat, or squirrel, etc because they get to make it up having never been documented by anything historical), to whatever until they arrived at being a human being. The Christian believes we came from the mud as the Bible stated thousands and thousands of years ago as documented through supernatural inspiration (thus becoming the Bible which is known for its unprecedented accuracy as the world's most accurate historical recording even by those who do not believe in a creator) and God breathed life into his nostrils giving him (adam, the first human) life. Now which of these seem more unbelievable supporting an impossible accident of events and unsolvable solutions of species creating other species which we know in the world of science to be impossible to do (one species can not procreate another species and be fertile) or the fact that all of what you know and see in an infinite universe, and impossible set of circumstances that would be required to support life in a perfect goldilocks zone, and still come out with such perfection as we know it all by complete accident from odds incomprehensible? You see, even in science we state (yes, you'll find there are far more scientists who have become Christian through logical consideration than you can imagine understanding that logical truth is not allowed through the laws of science just as existential truth, supernatural truth, experiential truth, historical truth, and so many others we know to be true but just not allowed to be used when proving something scientifically not making science bad or incorrect, just not capable of proving certain truths). In short, not even science or logic disproves the Bible, it actually goes hand in hand with it and supports it. They both agree we came from dirt, there's no record of how God created the planet and the use of a big bang may have also been how He created the earth (science hasn't come to an answer on that yet either) but what we do state in science is... "All things must have had a beginning so "if" that is entirely true, and we know rocks and gas and minerals, and elements, and water, and all that was needed for the eventual start of life or even the galaxies themselves, we can't answer where they came from or where those sources came from if you go back far enough without finally coming to the most logical conclusion that there must have been a intelligent creator that never had a beginning. You be the one to guess who that was and is but by all the historical evidence I see and understand, there is only one answer." So yes, examine the story on reality and what is most logical even if you are not a believer in creation but eventually, if you are open to truth, you too will come to should come to the same conclusion and to be clear no, science nor logic starts out with assuming everything is fake or false, it takes the information it knows and puts it to the test and will not discount the possibility until proven otherwise and to date, nobody not in thousands of years trying has been able to prove the Bible as incorrect, not even if you just believe it to be a very old book filled with historical truth that has been proven, or the thousands of prophecies that were fulfilled as predicted many thousands of years later without one single prophecy being found to be incorrect and this my friend is something man can not recreate even today. Take a thousand of humanities most intellectual people and you can't replicate the accuracy of prophecy the Bible has and test the time and undertaking so many of attempted at proving it false without fail.

[@karenroyal57]

Hey Karen, God did create different peoples before Adam and Eve! Take a look at Genesis chapter 1 verse 26-27. This is where God created all the different peoples, we have in the world today. Notice He created fishermen and hunters and cattlemen. This means that there was more than one Man created! Now notice in verse 27, that God created both Man and Women. This is referred to as the sixth day creation. This is where Cain’s wife comes from in Genesis 4:17. Now in Genesis chapter 2 verses 4 to 8 this is where God created “The Man”, “eth-Ha adham” in the Hebrew language. Pay close attention to Genesis 2:8. This is where God created a farmer to till the soil! This is where God created Adam. Adam was not created on the sixth day, as the Hebrew language for the word “Man” in Genesis 1:26 is different than the word for “The Man” in Genesis 2:8. Now look in Genesis 2:20 through 2:23, this is where Mother Eve was created. Adam and Eve had nothing to do with creating all the different human peoples nor populating the whole world! So, what is so special about Adam and Eve anyway? And how can Eve be called the mother of all living? Give Luke 3:23 through 3:38 a read and you will have your answer. Thanks for your great comments…....... Is there any biblical evidence of the existence of human-like beings before Adam and Eve? Is there such a thing as pre-Adamic humans? Not Possible From Scripture A close investigation of the Bible shows that it does not allow for the possibility for pre-Adamic humanity. Adam As The First Man The Bible says that Adam was the first man. The Book of Genesis says: Then God said, Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness . . . And the Lord God formed man out of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being (Genesis 1:26, 2:7). The Apostle Paul wrote: And so it is written, the first man Adam became a living being (1 Corinthians 15:45). According to these verses, there were no humans before Adam and Eve. The first created humans were Adam and Eve. The Bible gives no hint that any pre-Adamic race was created before them. No Death Before Adam We are also told that there was not any human death until after the creation of Adam. Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned . . . Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses (Romans 5:12,14). Because there was no death of human beings until after Adam, this seems to rule out any race existing before him. Genesis 1:28 Some have pointed to a verse in Genesis that seems to support a race existing before Adam. Genesis 1:28 in the King James Version reads: Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth (Genesis 1:28). Why would the earth have to be replenished? Does this not assume a race existed previously? The answer lies in the verb the King James translators rendered as replenish. The Hebrew word maleh means fill. There is no idea of replenishing something that was already there. The New King James Bible properly translates the verse in this manner: Then God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it' (Genesis 1:28). Angels What about angels? Would they qualify as to being some type of pre-Adamic race? The answer is No. The Bible makes the distinction between humanity and angels. Angels are ministering spirits created to do the will of God. In speaking of the angels He says, He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire (Hebrews 1:7). Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? (Hebrews 1:14). There is no evidence they reproduce or can reproduce. Consequently they cannot die. Jesus said angels do not marry: For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven (Matthew 22:30). Contrast To Human Beings Furthermore, in the Scriptures, angels are contrasted to humankind. What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? Yet you have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor (Psalm 8:4,5). Many Questions If there were a race of people created before Adam and Eve, then numerous questions would have to be answered such as: What did they look like? Did these people have a soul? Did Christ die for their sins? What happened to them when they died? Why isn't there any specific information in Scripture about them? All these questions have no answer for those who believe there was some pre-Adamic race. Summary We conclude that the Bible gives no evidence of any race having been created before Adam. All the evidence points to him as being the first human. To argue for a race of Pre-Adamic humanity causes all sorts of problems from a biblical perspective.

[@PatriotCoinRings]

In response to whomever was trying to misguide Karen here, you would be incorrect. God did not create different people before Adam and Eve, you are using a New Age misinterpretation where God describes Himself in the Plural form as was done by God over a thousand times in the Bible. There was no civilization or even a single person who existed prior to Gods first creation of Adam and Eve just as explained in the Bible, by Gods own word, and if there had been, God would have had a whole other book on it discussing what would have been a former creation and would have talked about it in great detail. To test your theory of this, simply translate everytime God talks of Himself in the plural form throughout Biblical history thousands of times and replace it with God and other people who existed before Adam and Eve and you'll clearly see this doesn't work. In Hebrew, referring to God in the plural form is often done using the word "Elohim" (אֱלֹהִים). While this word is grammatically plural, it is used to refer to God in a singular sense in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). "Elohim" is one of the names or titles for God in Judaism, and it is used to emphasize God's majesty, power, and transcendence.

[@karenroyal57]

@@PatriotCoinRingsI did NOT post that. Someone was replying to me with that. I believe as you do.

[@PatriotCoinRings]

@@karenroyal57 My mistake Karen, I saw your name and can't see who left that message so I edited it to say "In response to whomever was trying to misguide Karen here." Thanks for correcting and letting me know.

[@karenroyal57]

@@PatriotCoinRings no worries.. when I first saw it I thought it was me too! 😂 thinking was I out of my mind to post that! Lol

[@PatriotCoinRings]

@@karenroyal57 LOL... I literally read the post and saw your name before it and it doesn't appear to show who wrote that for you. Maybe they got kicked or just tried to bail out of here, who knows but I'm sorry and do know I was only truly responding to the message who ever posted it. *"Living proof of how all of us without exception are capable of misinterpreting things. God's word is solid to its core and perfect, it's only man that screws it up and misinterprets its text and meaning."*

[@elliotpolanco159]

Bible seems incomplete, stories are choppy no detail, i think islamic criticism is true in this respect

[@PatriotCoinRings]

The Bible is Complete, Full of Great Detail more than any other historical recorded book known to man, and the only complication is that "man is full of error" and as such misinterprets either by accident or with some, by intent and this confuses others. As for your reference of the Quran, keep in mind it was built on the Bible. It's like all of these people here twisting Gods words like "Create man in our image". To many, yes this is confusing and many like New Age cults will take this and say it means there was a civilization prior to Adam and Eve. Although this is incorrect, this doesn't mean the Bible is incorrect, choopy, not in detail or full of holes but rather those translating it who are not educated enough to fully understand are making it appear so. In this example, "in our image" was taken as the best translation from Hebrew and trust me, not all of Hebrew can even be translated at all so to read in English, it's translated to the next best meaning but I'll explain. In Hebrew, referring to God in the plural form is often done using the word "Elohim" (אֱלֹהִים). While this word is grammatically plural, it is used to refer to God in a singular sense in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). "Elohim" is one of the names or titles for God in Judaism, and it is used to emphasize God's majesty, power, and transcendence. Keep in mind that God also through the Trinity clearly states that God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one in the same (3 in 1). This may sound hard to understand and if we were talking about a human being yes, it would be understandably but it's not. Rather, we are trying to describe the undescribable in a Diety that had no beginning and has no end. The creator of all things our simple little minds can't comprehend and why we quaral amung ourselves of extremely minor topics or words rather than looking at the big picture of what God is telling us. Hope that helps.