Bible Question: In Genesis chapter 5 we are told about how God made humans and I thought that it was just Adam, Eve and they created Able and Cain. What I don't understand is how all of the others mentioned in this chapter exsist. They speak of how many years they lived and so many different people are mentioned. Where did they come from? Where did Able and Cain's wife come from? Can anyone help answer this for me? |
Bible Answer: 'Did God create other people in addition to Adam and Eve? 'There is no indication anywhere in the Bible that God created any other humans other than Adam and Eve. In Genesis 2 we read, '“This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven. Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground. Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. 'The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed… 'Then the LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.' '…So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man” (Genesis 2:4-8, 18, 21-22). 'Notice that it says “there He placed the man whom He had formed.” Not the “men,” just the one “man.” And this man was apparently alone (v. 18) so God made a woman out of his rib to be his companion. All other human beings have descended from these two original people. The two main reasons why this question usually comes up are: (1) Cain's wife, and (2) the origin of the different races. For answer to these issues, please visit "Who was Cain's wife?" and "What is the origin of the different races?"' ____________________ To read more go to: www.gotquestions.org/God-create-other-people.html |