smithmadu:
Skeptics (sadly I USED to be one) of the Bible have used Cain’s wife time and again to discredit the book of Genesis as a true historical record. Sadly, most Christians have not given an adequate answer to this question.
Genesis 4:17 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.
So, please who was Cain's wife?

iliyande:
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.

TPAND:


Off point and completely out of context.

1. Niece, great niece (Intresting to me)
2. God never forbade intermarriage until later (are you saying God has a double- standard). Or God lays down new laws daily like a legislator

EgusiSoup:


Wait let me finish this hot fufu and fresh fish banga soup first

TPAND:
Till date no Bible Scholar, Pope, Man of God, Arcbishop and Big bishop has/have been able to answer this intriguing question.

Let's just say the word of God is unquestionable. That's the most perfect answer

nobilis:
Iliyande, you made no point at all.
Where did the Bible say Adam and Eve had daughters?
Adam and Eve had only 3 sons: Cain, Abel and Seth.
Where did the daughters come from?

nobilis:
Iliyande, you made no point at all.
Where did the Bible say Adam and Eve had daughters?
Adam and Eve had only 3 sons: Cain, Abel and Seth.
Where did the daughters come from?
I'll like a biblical quotation to support that claim.

Back to the issue, at hand.
This question is one of the questions that should make human beings who have well-trained minds to reason and finally see things for themselves. But it is so appalling that people will see these obvious errors in the so-called Bible and yet deliberately close their minds to knowledge with silly statements such as: "the word of God should not be doubted". Others try to offer faulty explanations and along the line, they get stuck.

So the word of God should not be doubted even when it's obvious there are glaring mistakes. So in our bid to not doubt the word of God, errors should now be translated into Dogma? That is so shameful and appalling. Even the bible said "my people perish because of lack of knowledge" and obviously christians have been perishing since time immemorial.

OP, that question has no answer that can be found in the bible. Because if you believe that Adam and Eve were the first humans on earth, then Cain's wife must be an illusion.
So if u want to find out who Cain's wife was, you have to abandon your bible and search for answers elsewhere.

Until Christians learn to leave the bible alone, they will always be shrouded in darkness.

iliyande:
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.

TPAND:


Off point and completely out of context.

1. Niece, great niece (Intresting to me)
2. God never forbade intermarriage until later (are you saying God has a double- standard). Or God lays down new laws daily like a legislator

nobilis:
Iliyande, you made no point at all.
Where did the Bible say Adam and Eve had daughters?
Adam and Eve had only 3 sons: Cain, Abel and Seth.
Even Seth was not born immediately after Abel's death. So for all we know, Seth and Enoch, the first son of Cain, might be age mates.
The bible didn't record the birth of any daughters between the birth of Abel and that of Cain.
And if Adam had any daughters, they were born long after Cain took a wife.
So which daughters are you talking about?
I'll like a biblical quotation to support that claim.

Back to the issue, at hand.
This question is one of the questions that should make human beings who have well-trained minds to reason and finally see things for themselves. But it is so appalling that people will see these obvious errors in the so-called Bible and yet deliberately close their minds to knowledge with silly statements such as: "the word of God should not be doubted". Others try to offer faulty explanations and along the line, they get stuck.

So the word of God should not be doubted even when it's obvious there are glaring mistakes. So in our bid to not doubt the word of God, errors should now be translated into Dogma? That is so shameful and appalling. Even the bible said "my people perish because of lack of knowledge" and obviously christians have been perishing since time immemorial.

OP, that question has no answer that can be found in the bible. Because if you believe that Adam and Eve were the first humans on earth, then Cain's wife must be an illusion.
So if u want to find out who Cain's wife was, you have to abandon your bible and search for answers elsewhere. One of the most prestgious insttutions in the world Harvard to precise refers to the Bible as the most perfect ever written.I really dont know what informs your view about any errors.Brother i think you need to review your perspective.

Until Christians learn to leave the bible alone, they will always be shrouded in darkness.

talktonase:
to a right thinking and reasonble person that absolutely makes sense...

dblackninja:
In Omawumi's voice: If you ask me....na who I go ask
Well I've asked & asked & asked, but I always got contradictory answers, so I stopped asking.
@ iliyande Go and reread your textbook again . The bible said: and Cain went away from the presence of the lord & dwelt in the Land of Nod east of Eden (Gen. 4:16) From there he knew his wife. Your argument that it's his sister, great niece, great great whatever is ludicrous because the text said in Gen. 4:25 "And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him."" Which tends to reason that it's after he was cursed and went to the land of Nod from where he knew his wife, that Eve bore another child.

The only logical conclusion here is that god created another set of people after Adam & Even. Which also means that he was deceiving them when he told them be fruitful & multiply while he go go about creating other people. If that is so, it only means that the authors of that textbook (bible) wrote an incoherent fable for us to wallow in--wicked and dumb set of authors folklore authors are far better

smithmadu:
Skeptics (sadly I USED to be one) of the Bible have used Cain’s wife time and again to discredit the book of Genesis as a true historical record. Sadly, most Christians have not given an adequate answer to this question.
Genesis 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
So, please who was Cain's wife?

smithmadu:
I concur with you.. That's the only logical answer to this question. Also, who on earth was Cain scared of?

dblackninja:

Sorry for not replying on time--light & fuel issue.

For cain to be afraid that whoever finds him wandering the earth will kill him, shows that he acknowledged that there are other people on earth. He lamented in Gen.4:14 that his punishment is greater than he can bear; as a fugitive & wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds him will kill him. I believe you know what a fugitive is. He killed Abel in secret so nobody knows yet that he killed his brother, so he can't be harbouring thoughts of imaginary brothers & sisters killing him. Then god dished out the curses on him, & so he became afraid of being killed like a chicken while loitering around the earth...

smithmadu:
Lol... Am a Christian but not really a blind one