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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question: For Cain to marry his niece, it would mean a younger brother married off and having grown children before Cain married. This is the only way I can think of for him to marry a niece and not a sister. Is this what you are saying is a possibility? |
Bible Answer: Genesis 5:4 states that beside Abel, Cain and Seth that Adam had "other sons and daughters." If you read on through chapter 5 this phrase qualifies every other person listed. The point of the information is not to show the intracies of human relationships but to trace the genealogy of the Messiah (as evidenced by the genealogies in Matthew and Luke) and the nations in general. Since Adam was alive all the way up through Lamech's birth (the father of Noah) it could be argued that Cain's wife might have been a much more distant relative than an immediate niece or sister. Just because the genealogy comes in chapter 5 AFTER the information about Cain marrying in chapter 4 does not mean all those people came after. He could have married someone that was several generations descended from Adam. |