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From the scripture, we were told that Adam and Eve were the 1st people created by God. Eve was Adam's wife. And if I may be correct, it was further said that all men/women on earth came from Adam and Eve. The question remains: How did people multiple? Does it mean that Adam's 1st son married his sister or vice visa?
Eve is called the mother of all the living. How is this possible if others were created before her and Adam? There are two accounts of creation being told here. Not that they contradict each other, rather they compliment each other. The first is a general account of all creation. The second is more focused on the creation of man.
I know what I'm going to say may come off as being snide or disrespectful...it's not meant that way. If Eve was the mother of "all the living" then that would include all life forms including animal and vegetable. Since we can agree that she is not the mother of those life forms, then we can also agree that the statment has specific qualifications. We know that the Bible follows a genetic path from Adam to Heber to Noah through Shem to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Jacob's sons, the twelve tribes of Israel all the way down to Jesus Christ, Himself (see Matthew chapter 1). Cain and his wife from the east of Eden are briefly mentioned, as well as a short summary of their posterity but that short list sort of faded off into the distance. The only subsequent mention of Cain's posterity comes as a result of the various conflicts or interactions they had with the people of the Bible: Adam's posterity, the Israelites. We also know that Eve is not the mother of Adam, so, once again, there is a qualification on the statement. Adam did come before Eve.
Another interesting fact is that the "man" and "woman" spoken of at the end of Genesis chapter one were "created" whereas Adam who was first mentioned in chapter 2 of Genesis was "formed." Those created in chapter one were created from thin air, fiat. While Adam was formed from pre-existing matter, the dust of the earth. If you have a good concordance (Strong's is the best) please look up the meanings of "created" and "formed." Two different root words with two different meanings.
Yes, there are qualifications about Eve being the mother of all the living. In the context it would aper to be talking about humans. 'The man called his wife Eve, because she became the mother of all the living.'
Paul also calls Adam the first man.
Yes, there are qualifications about Eve being the mother of all the living. In the context it would aper to be talking about humans. 'The man called his wife Eve, because she became the mother of all the living.'
Paul also calls Adam the first man.
Also, the Genesis account tells us that plants and animals were created prior to Adam and Eve.
It only makes sense that people lived there. Land isn't named until it has been discovered and then inhabited. That was where Esau found a woman to marry.
I believe what he is saying is that it was not written about until after it became populated, and therefore, named. And because of this, the writer used the name it was already known for.
Anyway,
There would have had to be more than just Adam & Eve created. If not, then when exactly did the Native Americans swim over to America?
From the scripture, we were told that Adam and Eve were the 1st people created by God. Eve was Adam's wife. And if I may be correct, it was further said that all men/women on earth came from Adam and Eve. The question remains: How did people multiple? Does it mean that Adam's 1st son married his sister or vice visa?
i hate to do this to you but according to the book in question adem and eve hed two sons only!! remember..cane, an abel, ..cane killed abel..whats a pore boy too do..remaber he was casted out of eden to wonder the earth ...now this is were the good book gos bad ..and dogma takes over
i hate to do this to you but according to the book in question adem and eve hed two sons only!! remember..cane, an abel, ..cane killed abel..whats a pore boy too do..remaber he was casted out of eden to wonder the earth ...now this is were the good book gos bad ..and dogma takes over
no, you are wrong... if you want to talk like that, you better get your facts straight. What about Seth? (Gen 4)
i hate to do this to you but according to the book in question adem and eve hed two sons only!! remember..cane, an abel, ..cane killed abel..whats a pore boy too do..remaber he was casted out of eden to wonder the earth ...now this is were the good book gos bad ..and dogma takes over
Actually, after Cain killed Abel, Adam and Eve had Seth. Genesis 5:4 says "And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years and he begat sons and daughters."
There is nothing that says that they only had the three either... Gen 4 refers to Seth as a "replacement" for Abel and Gen 5 refers to him for genealogical purposes. However, Seth was born when Adam was 130 or so and of his 900+ years, it says that he began more sons and daughters.
I believe what he is saying is that it was not written about until after it became populated, and therefore, named. And because of this, the writer used the name it was already known for.
Anyway,
There would have had to be more than just Adam & Eve created. If not, then when exactly did the Native Americans swim over to America?
According to Bible chronology, the occupation of the Americas would took place after the dispersal of mankind due to the Tower of Babel incident. There are two routes that are proposed. One via the Bering Straight into Alaska and southward. The other from the Pacific into South America.
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Some believe that Alaska and Siberia were connected by the Bering Straight land-bridge. If true, then no swimming was necessary.
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