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Cain, Son of Adam and Eve moves East of Eden and takes a wife. Where did Cains wife come from?
Sorry but I have to disagree.
Angels and humans can not breed together and produce offspring. They are entirely different kind of species. Angels are spiritual beings without sex organs while humans have flesh and bones. You can have billions of years but the macro-evolution of these two "species" - angels and humans - is not going to happen. God will not allow it simply because they even went in to trouble of producing other "species".... after his/their kinds in order for all of us be confined to our own kinds.
The "sons of God" were living creatures (prehistoric mankind) brought forth from the waters, abundantly ref. Gen. 1:21. They were given almost the same blessing... to be fruitful and multiply... on the 5th day (Gen. 1:22)... similar to the blessings Adam and Eve received on the 6th day. That's where Cain's wife came from to cross breed with human kind.
IMHO based on the Scripture.
cgood asked in the opening post : “Cain, Son of Adam and Eve moves East of Eden and takes a wife. Where did Cains wife come from?”
Some of the earliest texts infer that part of the envy cain felt towards abel had to do with abels wife being more desirable than the sister cain married.“And Cain took his sister Awan, as a wife, and she bore for him Enoch at the end of the fourth jubilee... (Jubilees - the book of division) 4:9
Which texts?In the earliest Judao-Christian texts it is clear that Cain took one of his sisters to wife. Some of the earliest texts infer that part of the envy cain felt towards abel had to do with abels wife being more desirable than the sister cain married.
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Wow, my ancestors could be from the watery world. That explan why I can swim.The "sons of God" were living creatures (prehistoric mankind) brought forth from the waters, abundantly ref. Gen. 1:21. They were given almost the same blessing... to be fruitful and multiply... on the 5th day (Gen. 1:22)... similar to the blessings Adam and Eve received on the 6th day. That's where Cain's wife came from to cross breed with human kind.
Cain, Son of Adam and Eve moves East of Eden and takes a wife. Where did Cains wife come from?
Rakhel asked in post #7 “Which texts”Clear posted in post #6 :
In the earliest Judao-Christian texts it is clear that Cain took one of his sisters to wife.cgood asked in the opening post : “Cain, Son of Adam and Eve moves East of Eden and takes a wife. Where did Cains wife come from?”
Some of the earliest texts infer that part of the envy cain felt towards abel had to do with abels wife being more desirable than the sister cain married.“And Cain took his sister Awan, as a wife, and she bore for him Enoch at the end of the fourth jubilee... (Jubilees - the book of division) 4:9
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The early textual traditions describe multiple motives for Cain’s murder of Abel and Cain’s jealosy and his greed were merely two of them in the early traditions.“ WHEN Adam and Eve went forth from Paradise, they were both virgins. After thirty years Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived p. 25 and brought forth Cain together with his sister Kelêmath at one birth1. And after thirty years Eve conceived and brought forth Abel and Lebôdâ his sister at one birth. And when they arrived at the age for marriage, Adam wished and intended to give Abel's sister to Cain and Cain's sister to Abel; but Cain desired his own sister more than Abel's1. Both (i.e. Kelêmath and Lebôdâ) were his sisters, but because of their birth at one time I have called them thus. Now Cain's sister was exceedingly beautiful. “
Cave also relates the killing of Abel by Cain and relates that "And God drove him [cain] forth into exile in a certain part of the forest of Nôdh, and Cain took to wife his twin sister and made the place of his abode there.""And Eve conceived and brought forth Cain and Lebhûdhâ, his sister, with him; and Eve conceived again and she brought forth Hâbhîl (Abel) and Kelîmath, his sister, with him.And when the children grew up, Adam said unto Eve, "Let Cain take to wife Kelîmath, who was brought forth with Abel, and let Abel take to wife Lebhûdhâ, who was brought forth with Cain." And Cain said unto Eve his mother, "I will take to wife my twin sister Lebhûdhâ, and let Abel take to wife his twin sister Kelîmath"; now Lebhûdhâ was beautiful. When Adam heard these words, which were exceedingly displeasing unto him, he said, "It will be a transgression of the commandment for thee to take [to wife] thy sister, who was born with thee.
Wow, my ancestors could be from the watery world. That explan why I can swim.
You need to re-read my post, and the appelations I am applying. Jubilees is certainly (and OBVIOUSLY) Jewish as it’s qumranic presence proves.Rakhel said “They are not important to my beliefs or my tradition,with one minor exception. You stated these were Judeo-Christian texts. These books are not Jewish in any way outside of the attepmt to make them such.
Rakhel, you ARE arguing and No Rakhel, I do NOT think you or Jews generally, are any more intelligent or knowledgeable about religious history than christians are about Judao-Christian religious documents. That is one of the great ironies since Christians often THINK Jews are better informed about "all things jewish".rakhel claimed : “Those three books you mentioned earlier are not judeo anything. I'm not arguing. I am stating Jewish belief and thought. If they were, don't you think I would have known what you were talking about in the first place?
The major problem is taking the Bible as a totally "literal" book, it is not.
No the Bible is a redaction of many writings. In some stories, you could use a "logical" approach. For instance, are the first 11 chapters of Genesis logically possible, or could they be adaptations from previous legends from an earlier civilization. Is it possible for a story to be "made-up" to explain an idea. Remember, the transmission of ideas and beliefs were by a oral to aural means. What makes a good story, what would keep an audience listing and enjoying a "story". In some instances exaggerations was used to make the subject of the story seem grander and invoke pride. Do you really think that the early Jewish conquests were as grandiose as portrayed or were they "fudged" to instill pride or other reasons? If I might make a suggestion, obtain a "study bible". I for one like the Fully Revised Fourth Edition of the New Oxford Annotated Bible, New Revised Standard Version (copyright 2010) It also has the Apocrypha.By that you mean certain parts or portion of the bible. But how do you choose/tell which is literal and which allegorically? The bible is read by many of different language learning. How the hack to read it. Couldn't the bible be more clear and straight with its words, rather than confusing and up for everyone interpretation instead.