Who Did Cain Marry?

Genesis 5: 4: And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
5: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

The first thing we should notice about these scriptures are that Adam lived nine hundred and thirty years. It says that Adam and Eve had more sons and daughters. It is true that the sons could not have been born until after Seth and that is because of the lineage, but the daughters could have been born anytime. The fact is that sometime we get an explanation after the fact when studying in the Bible. For example God tells us that he created man on the sixth day (Genesis 1: 26-31), but God did not say who it was or how until Genesis 2: 7-25. But it is very clear that Adam was the first man and that all the generations of this earth came from him, there were no other generations of man (Genesis 5:1-2). Apart from Adams family there were no other people on the earth.

Acts 17 26: And hath made of one blood (ADAM) all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Heb:6:18: That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

The scriptures above clearly tell us that God chose to have one blood for the whole human race and that was the blood of Adam. In Hebrews the Word tells us that it is impossible for God to lie.

After Cain had left his family in Genesis 4:17 it says this: 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.

The first thing to notice is that it doesn’t say that he found a wife but that he knew his wife which means that him and his wife decided to have children. I believe that Cain married one of his sisters and that when he left the family she did as well because she was his wife. The feeling of being cut off from the family probably caused them to want a family of their own if nothing else but because of being lonely. From this family they built a city and called the name of the city Enoch after their first son. People lived very long in those days and out of one person could come thousands in their generations even before they died.

The other question to deal with is who would try to kill Cain if they found him?

Genesis 4:13: And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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.

Question? Who are those that would try to kill Cain? The answer is fairly simple in the light that Cain was married to one of the sisters. It was more than likely that Abel was married and had children. These are the ones that he would have to fear after killing their father. I hope that this has shed some new light on what we believe about Cain and his wife.

Yours in Christ—Tommie Spurgeon

The following is taken from old Jewish sages:
Question: How did Cain and Abel have children? Did they marry their sisters?
Answer: Indeed, Cain and Abel1 had to marry their sisters, considering that there were no other women around. King David writes, "The world was built with kindness." Our sages (see footnote) explain that this verse is referring to God's kindness in allowing Adam and Eve's children to marry their own sisters in order to populate the species.
The Midrash tells us that Cain was born with a twin sister and Abel was born with two sisters. They each married the sister who was born with them.
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(Footnote)

What is an Old Jewish Sage?

Chazal (Chachameinu Zichronam Liv'racha)

In traditional discussion of Jewish Law, you will often see people speak of what Chazal says about a matter. Chazal is not a single person; the term refers collectively to the consensus of authoritative opinion, in much the same way that we might speak of what Congress says or what the Supreme Court says. Chazal is an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Chachameinu Zichronam Liv'racha, which means "our sages of blessed memory" or "our sages, may their memory be a blessing." In its strictest sense, Chazal refers to the final opinion expressed in the Talmud, but the term is sometimes used more loosely to refer to the generally accepted opinion of any of the wise people who have contributed to Jewish law. Throughout this site, I usually use the phrase "the rabbis" where others might use the term Chazal. http://www.Jewfaq.org/sages.htm

Your brother in Christ
Tommie Spurgeon

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