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Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by deekaybeatz(m): 8:55am On Oct 24, 2015 |
The Bible made us to know that Adam and Eve are the first man and woman on earth. When Cain killed Abel the Bible also told us that Cain ran away and when he ran away he got married to a woman. Now the question is, who are the parents of the lady Cain married and how does that justify the fact that Adam was the first man on earth |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Nobody: 9:10am On Oct 24, 2015 |
It was a spiritual thing .
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Cain was simply in the spirit as he thought he married somewhere . #TongueIsOut |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by cosby02(m): 9:20am On Oct 24, 2015 |
I will comment when i see it hitting the FT |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by jascon1(m): 9:26am On Oct 24, 2015 |
deekaybeatz:it was clear that he married his sister. He became a fugitive according to the bible. In the story of the prodigal son, the bible also said he went far away, yet he came back. The world at the time wasn't as open as it is today. They trekked all the way, which demonstrates that he couldn't have gone too far away from home. |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Czar01(m): 9:52am On Oct 24, 2015 |
I hope you remember that in those ancient times of the Old Testament (and even in world history) it was common for siblings to marry each other. Everybody at that time was a descendant of Adam and Eve, so Cain basically married a relative. Adam lived for 930 years, so you can imagine how many children, and grandchildren, and great grandchildren (and great great grand...etc etc etc) that he had. By the way... “And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and he called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.” Jst so you know, the Bible never said he found the woman when he ran away to the land of Nod. It just said he knew her there. know someone in the biblical way/sense: to have had sex with someone (MacMillan dictionary definition) Cain knew his wife in Nod..so she conceived and bore Enoch (you understand this, right?). So he already married her before he ran away Does this make sense to you now? 6 Likes |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by deekaybeatz(m): 10:11am On Oct 24, 2015 |
jascon1:Nobody knows how open the world was as of then. It's also possible he may have gone to a neighboring land and back because I can't find where the bible said he came back |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by deekaybeatz(m): 10:13am On Oct 24, 2015 |
Czar01:Now this makes much sense to me now 1 Like |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by jascon1(m): 10:24am On Oct 24, 2015 |
deekaybeatz:the bible said he wondered or became a fugitive. Regardless of how open the world was we believe he took a wife from Adam's offspring. Of you don't believe that, then you should also refute the theory that there was Adam in the first place. And why wouldn't you believe Adam was the first creature when the bi le says so? Are you Atheist? If you believed Adam existed, is cos the bible told you so. If u believed Adam was the first man, then Cain was one of the first sons of the first man. There shouldn't be a question of existence of other human parents. Therefore, his wife could have been his niece. The bible never mentioned how many kids Adam had and the time Cain took his wife. She could have been one of his sisters or his nieces. Also note, God told Adam to be fruitful n fill the earth, hence he may have continued producing offsprings that one could have been a wife/sister to Cain 1 Like |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by frank317: 10:40am On Oct 24, 2015 |
Czar01: Nice think... So if you can conclude that it was his sister he knew with no back up evidence, can I conclude that it was his mother he knew? So God who hates incest didn't have a plan on how to populate the world but through the much dreaded incest? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by hahn(m): 11:21am On Oct 24, 2015 |
Czar01: It could also mean she knew her when he got to Nod. You are only interpreting it to suit your opinion |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Czar01(m): 1:44pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
frank317: The fact that the Bible stated that everyone descended from Adam is enough evidence to prove that the woman in question was [at least] a sister [or a niece]. Concluding that it was his mother is just absurd and farfetched cos..well..his mother was Eve. For your 2nd part, "And where there is no law there is no sin." (Romans 4:15) God hadn't made any law forbidding incest until the days of Noah or Moses, when humanity started abusing it to immoral extents. In other words, the act wasn't wrong then, at least, it was even marital between them. 2 Likes |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Czar01(m): 1:55pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
hahn: Even if that's what it means, it doesn't change anything really. Cain and Abel were born a long time before Abel's death. “And in the course of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the Lord.” (Genesis 4:3) Adam and Eve later had another son named Seth, and at that time, Adam was 130 years old (see Genesis 5:3), and Eve saw him as a “replacement” for Abel (see Genesis 4:25). This means the period between Cain's birth to Abel's death may have been 100+ years. That is more than enough time for the descendants of Adam to spread round the world even (so some could have situated in Nod) So yes, he could have found her in Nod and known her there (like you said). It won't change anything. That would only make her a descendant of Adam (sister or niece) who lived in the land of Nod before she met him. 1 Like |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Jeromejnr(m): 1:55pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
hahn: That is why you can go and check out the Hebrew word used for "knew" in that passage and see if he was just saying it to suit his opinion or not. |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by hahn(m): 1:59pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
Jeromejnr: He Get it? |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by wordcat(m): 6:07pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
Czar01: Using your own logic, it means that Cain could not be said to be guilty of killing Abel since there was no law forbidden him from killing Abel as at then, remember that "thou shall not kill" was a law given to Moses not to Adam. |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Anas09: 6:22pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
Ah Hahn. |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Czar01(m): 7:54pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
wordcat: Haha! Nope... I knew someone would ask this. But what you fail to have noticed is that there was actually law against murder even at that time You know a law must not be explicitly stated. It could also be implied or inferred. If a law says, "Do X", obviously, it can also be interpreted as "Do not do the direct opposite of X"... God ordered them to "be fruitful and multiply". Cain killing Abel was in direct contradiction and disobedience to that law; he was "subtracting" someone from the circle of life Law against murder existed ever since bro 1 Like |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by wordcat(m): 8:54pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
Czar01: Be Fruitful and Multiply is not same as thou shall not kill. |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Czar01(m): 9:00pm On Oct 24, 2015 |
wordcat: Nawao..If God told someone to be multiplying, you now kill the person, is that not unlawful? |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by hahn(m): 7:18am On Oct 25, 2015 |
Anas09: Aunty, good morning. I trust you are getting ready for church |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Nobody: 10:37am On Oct 25, 2015 |
TheAgba: Cain begged God not to send him away as a punishment for killing his brother, He told God that those people there will kill him. God told him that he will put a mark on him that if anyone kills him, the person's punishment will be multiplied. |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Nobody: 10:37am On Oct 25, 2015 |
jascon1: They travelled with horse, camels n donkeys. |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Nobody: 10:40am On Oct 25, 2015 |
Czar01: See educated people speaking like illiterates. Are u now adding stuffs to the bible Wen did Cain marry his sister and ran to nod wit her.............Mental. |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Nobody: 10:46am On Oct 25, 2015 |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by jascon1(m): 10:50am On Oct 25, 2015 |
chuna1985:not at that time. Then There was no record of using animals as means of transportation. Regardless, the Bible said he was made a wonderer or fugitive n not banished from his locality. |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Nobody: 10:52am On Oct 25, 2015 |
jascon1: Lol. Quit deceiving Ur self. It's no rocket science to travel with animals n I don't need records to understand that. If u Start talking about records, bible never recorded millions of things |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by jascon1(m): 10:55am On Oct 25, 2015 |
chuna1985:Ok |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by deekaybeatz(m): 12:21pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
chuna1985:Lol its alright |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Nobody: 7:20pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
chuna1985: Come on dude...that was a ridicule . |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Nobody: 8:08pm On Oct 25, 2015 |
TheAgba: What's a "ridicule" |
Re: Unanswered Question In The Bible That Needs To Be Cleared by Nobody: 4:31am On Oct 26, 2015 |
chuna1985:My comment to the OP 1 Like |
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