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NASB | Genesis 3:20 ¶ Now the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:20 ¶ The man named his wife Eve (life spring, life giver), because she was the mother of all the living. |
Bible Question: How many children did Adam and Eve have? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Churchclerk: The short answer is the Bible does not tell us the total. However, Eve is "the mother of all living" (Gen. 3:20) In Gen. 4:16-17 if we read it carefully we will see that Cain already had a wife when he moved to the land of Nod. Since Eve is the mother of all living, we then have to assume he married his sister. This would suggest that Adam and Eve had other children before the death of Abel. Adam was one hundred and thirty when Seth was born "and the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters." (Gen. 5:4) I think when we consider these scriptures we could say that Adam and Eve had many children. It seems that God only high lights three people with Seth carrying on as the righteous line from Adam Robert |