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NASB | Ephesians 5:25 ¶ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 5:25 ¶ Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, |
Subject: Did Cain marry one of his sisters? |
Bible Note: Very well stated, eklektos! Thank you so much for your response here. You raise some very valid points here, specifically, the potential population that does indeed give people for Cain to fear, as well as the difference in wording when Cain is born as opposed to when Seth is born. The "man" versus "seed" was something I had missed, and is definitely worthy of note. I think the one point that may not support your position as strongly is the point about Abel's flocks. We truly don't know how much time passed between the creation and Adam and Eve's departure from Eden, but we do know that during this time, all the beasts were reproducing according to their kind, as was laid out in God's creation in Genesis 1. The numbers of sheep would have increased annually, so that by the time Abel was old enough to tend flocks, there would have been enough sheep for there to be flocks to tend. Even so, it truly is an interesting point to raise. :) Fantastic response! I will pray on this. Thank you. Magellan |