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Bible Question: who was cains wife and where did she come from?

Bible Answer: Welcome to the Forum, Magic!!

Although you can type in "cain wife" in the Quick Search box in the upper right, I re-post these entries for your consideration.

Again, welcome to the Study Bible Forum!

Peace,

Lionstrong
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6 who did cain marry? Answer Gen 1:1 Mark Ostertag Sat 04/21/01, 9:57pm
Question: Where did Cain get his wife?
The Bible teaches clearly that all human beings are descendants of Adam and Eve-thus there had to be inter-marriage between brother and sister....

Why did God not create more one couple ? Answer Lev 18:6 Lionstrong Fri 07/6/01, 1:04am
Hello, Lali;

Your question is a good one. I know my answer will not be complete, but hopefully it will be a good start that maybe others will finish.

Your question is a moral one concerning incest. And I didn't have and answer until recently.

First let me deal with what I think is a wrong answer. I believe that pragmatism is wrong, that is, what makes something right is if it is practical; does it makes sense (supposedly) practically to do so.

What I've heard given is a pragmatic answer: "Siblings just had to marry because there was no one else!" This answer puts morality on a pragmatic basis rather than on the law of God where it ought to be, as you rightly see.

Others may disagree, but I think my answer keeps morality where it ought to be, grounded in the law of God. My answer is not hard to understand; it's simple. It is based on the principle that to God "is due... whatsoever worship, service, or obedience He is pleased to require of them." (Westminster Confession of Faith, Chap. 2, para. 2) So if God says do not eat a certain fruit in the middle of a certain garden, then it's sin to eat that fruit. Or if He says that only certain men are to carry a certain box by means of poles, then God is justified in striking a certain Uzzah down for touching it.

Contrariwise, if God rescinds a law He had given, then it is no longer sin not to keep that rescinded law. God has rescinded the ceremonial laws, so not keeping the Old Testament Passover is no longer sin.

So, I hope by now you see where I'm leading, Lali. God at this point had not forbidden incest. Therefore, at this point in time it was not sin.

One might object, "Well I can understand God changing a ceremonial law, but incest is immoral! Aren't the moral laws of God universal and absolute? Yes, for man they are ... as long as God requires obedience to those laws. God is not bound by the law. And man is bound by certain laws of God so long as chooses to bind him to some, any or all of his laws.