The parable of Cain and Abel is the most famous episode of Holy Scripture. It is with him that the history of human enmity and crimes begins. But this parable is fraught with many mysteries, getting to the innermost essence of which is not at all easy...
Their difference begins not with behavior, and not even with occupation, but with the name received in those biblical years when blacksmithing did not exist at all. Meanwhile, the pagan gods already had Hephaestus, or Vulcan, in short - a blacksmith, the lord of fire, and perhaps the Sun, who became a sorcerer, the owner of secret powers, black magic and secret knowledge.
And it is quite obvious that their further actions were dictated by the absolute difference in professions and characters. And one day, when both decided to offer a sacrifice to God, all this came out.
Whose sacrifice is better?
Each of the brothers built identical altars, and each offered a sacrifice. It must be said that both had a good idea of what the Lord expected from them: both their parents and numerous commandments said that the sacrifice should be of animal origin - most often a sheep or ram was killed for this purpose.
And Abel did as he was instructed: he brought a sacrifice from his flock according to God’s requirement. “And the Lord looked upon Abel and his gift,” says the Bible. Fire came down from heaven and consumed the victim.
But Cain turned out to be a man with a difficult character - he went his own way. The eldest son of Adam and Eve ignored the direct command of God and sacrificed not a lamb, but “the fruits of the earth.” It is not surprising that the sky looked indifferently at his offerings - no sign was sent from above indicating the acceptance of the sacrifice.
Seeing this, Abel asked his brother to obey God's command. But Cain turned out to be even more stubborn: these requests only embittered him more. Taking advantage of his older brother's superiority, he rejected Abel's advice. Moreover, he became very angry not only with his brother, but even with the Lord, so that even the Lord advised him to calm down.
But Cain did not want to listen to anyone. Moreover, he decided to take revenge on his brother for being more successful than him. Cain called Abel with him into the field, took him as far as possible from his parents’ hut and killed him there.
It must be assumed that Cain believed that a secret act could be hidden both from the eyes of people and from the Lord himself. Based on this, it can be assumed that he did not really believe in God, that is, he actually demonstrated the beginnings of atheism. And this was when there were very few people on earth and the Lord was present every day in earthly life as a creator and parent!
So what kind of person was Cain? Why does he have such an abyss of unbelief, bitterness and self-will?
It’s probably worth taking a closer look at the figure of Cain.
Let's return to the fact of the Fall. From ancient times to the present day, the blacksmith was considered to have the same magical powers as the shaman. His main helping spirits were his ancestors, from whom he inherited the magical profession.
But blood is a biological matrix that carries the imprint of the entire sum of human qualities, external and internal information, memory and human intellect. Therefore, it is extremely interesting from whom did these qualities get into Cain’s blood: disobedience, self-will, envy?
As is known, in the apocryphal materials of antiquity, the Serpent, who lived in paradise, initially tempted Adam. But realizing the futility of this activity, he turned to Eve. Things got easier: he soon taught the woman how to use the forbidden fruits. Do you remember how he once appeared before her as a handsome young man? Based on the allegorical nature of biblical texts, it can be assumed that this unusual creature, who could speak, also knew the science of human intercourse.
So it is quite possible that as a result of the communication between Eve and the Serpent, Cain was born with his gene pool, which was completely different from the “blood” gene pool of his younger brother, Abel. The Serpent, who opposed himself to God, turned into an exile, like the fallen angels, passed on knowledge and information to the children of Adam and Eve. They became the heirs of this dangerous knowledge. So it is not surprising that blacksmiths, shamans, priests, magicians, sorcerers, and witches soon appeared among people. And perhaps that is precisely why the volcano of these base passions suddenly awoke in an ordinary blacksmith, who had merely made a sacrifice “unworthy of God.” Although it is possible that the “unworthy sacrifice” was made by Cain on purpose - it was, so to speak, a test balloon launched in order to test the Creator’s reaction.
But, as you know, all these “pranks” were not in vain for Cain. And even more so fratricide. True, even after shedding the blood of his younger brother, Cain behaved extremely aggressively and even hostilely, using the tactic “the best defense is an attack.” When the Lord asked: “Cain, where is your brother Abel?”, instead of feigning elementary ignorance, he rudely suppressed the “inadequate” questions of the Creator, declaring: “How should I know! Am I my brother’s keeper?”
From this, and from Cain’s entire behavior, it is quite obvious that the tragedy that occurred was the result of a premeditated plan. It was neither a spontaneous murder, nor a random outburst of emotions, but a mechanically precise, well-thought-out “ideal” murder. It is possible that Cain’s calculation was precisely aimed at breaking with the Lord - he made a conscious choice, wanting to leave the environment that was boring to him with disgusting work and the dominance of traditions, and begin a different life, in accordance with his own ideas and dictated by powerful egoism. After all, pay attention to how Cain reacted to the fact that the Lord convicted him of a crime, cursed him and sent him into the big world.
"Cain! Cain!.. And because you dared to kill your own brother, I curse you, says the Lord. “Don’t you dare stay here, leave your parents and run away from here.” But wherever you go, there will be no peace for you anywhere. Your conscience will torment you everywhere because you killed your innocent brother!”
Father of Cities
After breaking up with the Lord, Cain wandered for a long time until he came to the land of Nod, where he built the very first city on earth. He had many descendants who moved further and further away from God: for example, his great-great-grandson Jubal was “the father of all who play the harp and pipe,” and his brother Tubal-Cain became the world’s first blacksmith, who laid the foundation for the Iron Age.
The serpent, who “gave” Eve the apple, is depicted in ancient drawings with a human head
And those very assumptions about the presence of biological information in Cain’s blood that turns him into an unusual person receive further confirmation.
It so happened that one of the two biblical Enochs (“sanctified”) was precisely the son of Cain. It seems surprising that it was Enoch who was brought closer to Elohim (one of the names-epithets of God). He not only recorded the history of the “fallen angels,” but also had a strong connection with God, as a result of which he was famous among his people and even resolved disputes between people and God. But for such a function it was simply necessary to possess special qualities - a priest, a magician, a sorcerer.
It is also noteworthy that the seraphim described by Enoch - the creatures surrounding the throne of the Lord - are sometimes compared to “fiery serpents” who were able to fly, predict the future and even change appearance. But this is very close to the qualities of the Serpent-Tempter, who passed on a piece of his knowledge to Eve.
So it is possible that Cain gained mystical experience and all his extraordinary skills and sacrificed his brother for this. But whether this sacrifice was made in atonement or in payment for acquired knowledge, we will most likely never know.
Yuri GOGOLITSYN
"Riddles of History" September 2012
The man who committed the first murder in the world could not get lost in history. The name of the main sinner is engraved in the Bible and will forever remain in the hearing. True, the reason for the murder still remains a mystery. Cain was held responsible for the licentiousness and intemperance of the human race. It is impossible to imagine how much the man disappointed his own family.
The first mention of the eldest son is found in the fourth chapter of the Book of Genesis, where the secret of the birth of the first people on Earth is revealed. It also briefly tells the story of the first murder and the expulsion of Eve's firstborn.
In the fifth chapter of the Book of Genesis, the name of the fratricidal sinner no longer appears. This attitude towards the characters of Scripture causes a lot of controversy among theologians. Word of God scholars claim that a portion of the Bible is missing that deals with the life of a sinner after the exile. There is no reliable evidence for the theory put forward.
In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, there are post-biblical traditions dedicated to the illustrious brothers, but they are all based on the Old Testament and subjectively reveal the topic of why Cain killed. Despite the significance of the figure of the fratricide for several religions, the Bible contains almost no information about the first earthly sinner.
Cain is the first man born on Earth. The eldest son of Eve (according to followers of Kabbalah and Gnosticism, the son of the angel Samael and Eve) chose agriculture as his life’s work. Cain's younger brother, Abel, took a different path and became interested in raising sheep. Both men revered God and regularly made offerings to the Almighty.
At the next sacrifice, God rejected Cain's sacrifice, but Abel's was accepted. The unequal attitude of the Almighty towards the children of Adam hurt Cain. In a fit of emotion, the first person on Earth kills his younger brother:
“And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.”
Ancient scriptures claim that Cain did not know how to commit murder. The young man remembered the act of sacrificing a sheep, which Abel performed, and also cut his brother’s throat. According to another version, during a quarrel between the brothers, crows flew into the field. One of the birds killed the other with a stone. Cain exactly repeated the behavior of the raven.
As punishment, God banished Cain to the land of Nod, a territory located east of Eden. Finally, the Lord placed a seal on Cain’s forehead, which depicted the first letter of the name of the Most High. Marked with a mark, Cain wandered the earth and met a woman who would later become the wife of a sinner. The name of Cain's beloved is unknown. Soon the man had a son. Cain, Enoch's father, founded a city in honor of his firstborn:
“And he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.”
Theologians adhere to three options for the death of Cain. The first - a man died under the rubble of his own house. The second theory is that the first murderer on Earth died during the Great Flood.
A third theory states that Cain died at the hands of his own descendant. Blind Lamech (grandson in the seventh generation) went hunting with his son. The young man pointed his father’s hand towards the horns visible from behind the tree. Lamech shot an arrow and hit Cain in the head (God gave the man not only a seal, but also horns). Realizing his mistake, Lamech killed his own son.
The story of the first murder on Earth is exploited in many religions, but has different interpretations. In Christianity and Islam, the cause of Abel's death is considered to be Cain's envy. Unlike his younger brother, the man made sacrifices formally. Cain did not experience a true sense of faith and righteousness, so the Lord preferred Abel's offerings.
The Jews believe that Abel deserved death for killing an animal. The herdsman who sacrificed a sheep acted no less disgustingly than Cain. In later versions, the interpretation of Abel’s death is considered more broadly - Cain was not only a fratricide, but also a deceiver. The murder was preceded by a fight in which Abel won. Humiliated Cain asked for help, and when he received it, he killed a relative. Another theory was put forward by Rabbi E. Essas:
“They were two brothers. And this meant that the world did not belong entirely to any of them. And Cain committed murder."
In addition to the classic options, there are more extravagant versions. It is theorized that the legend of Cain and Abel demonstrates the conflict between the agricultural and pastoral rhythms of life.
Radical-minded representatives of religious movements believe that Eve was the cause of the murder. The only representative of the opposite sex was not only a mother, but also a lover of men. Therefore, the name of Cain's wife is not mentioned anywhere. Torn by feelings of jealousy, Eve's firstborn got rid of his rival.
The biography of a fratricide is an intriguing basis for a film. Screenwriters prefer to exploit the biblical motif, adding their own vision of the situation.
A striking example is the series “Supernatural”. In one of the episodes, the main characters encounter a biblical character. Only Cain appears to the audience as not a bad guy at all. A man killed his brother to save his soul. Abel goes to heaven, and the older brother becomes a powerful demon. The role of the servant of Lucifer went to actor Timothy Omundson.
The creators of the series "Lucifer" have their own vision of Cain's life after the death of Abel. Having wandered the Earth for hundreds of years, the fratricide occupies the post of police lieutenant in Los Angeles. A man fights crime, making amends for his sins before the Lord. The image of the immortal policeman was embodied on the screen.
The film Noah, released in 2014, reminds the viewer of a classic interpretation of the biblical story. Before telling the legend of, the director recalls Cain, who became the founder of human vices. The role of the fratricide was played by Johannes Høikur Johannesson.
Cain- the first son of Adam and Eve, i.e. the first person born on Earth. Cain is the father of Enoch and the founder of his line. He became famous for becoming the first murderer on Earth in history(he took the life of his brother Abel).
The name Cain has become a household word for an evil, envious person, capable of meanness (not necessarily murder) towards those closest to him.
We learn the story of Cain from the Book of Genesis.
After being expelled from paradise, Adam and Eve had their first child. They believed that the promises of God given in paradise were coming true, when He said that from the seed of the woman they would be saved and that this seed of the woman would bruise the serpent “on the head” - that is, it would defeat the consequences of the Fall that happened to them. Therefore, Eve named her firstborn “Cain,” which means “a man from the Lord.”
But everything turned out to be much more complicated than they initially thought. And so after some time, when Eve gave birth to another boy, she named him Abel, which means “dust, crying,” that is, like smoke, like dust, her hopes, her dreams for a speedy deliverance dissipated. Perhaps it was only at that moment that they fully realized the enormity of the consequences that the Fall entailed.
Abel became a cattle breeder, and his brother Cain became a farmer.
The conflict began with a sacrifice to God (these were the first sacrifices mentioned in the Bible). Abel sacrificed the firstborn heads of his flock, and Cain sacrificed the fruits of the ground. (Gen. 4:2-4)
Abel was of a kind and meek disposition, he made a sacrifice from a pure heart, with love and faith in the promised Savior, with a prayer for mercy and hope for the mercy of God; and God accepted Abel’s sacrifice—the smoke from it rose to the sky.
Cain was of an evil and cruel disposition. He made a sacrifice only according to custom, without the love and fear of God. The Lord did not accept his sacrifice; smoke from it spread across the ground. (Gen. 4:4-5)
Here we see that not all sacrifices are pleasing to God. Sacrifice to God must be combined with the inner sacrifice of a good heart and a virtuous life. And drawing a parallel to us today, it must also be said that not everything that we sacrifice for God, for the temple, not all of it is accepted by God, not all of it is used for future use. Probably what matters is the heart with which we bring our gift, the state of our soul, why we do it, with what feeling we do it. This is probably what is meant as the main condition. And if something is not right in our hearts, then perhaps the Lord will not accept the gift from us either.
Seeing that his sacrifice was not accepted, Cain became angry with his brother and began to envy him. His face darkened. The Lord, seeing Cain’s embitterment, turns to him as to his own son, but standing on the edge of an abyss, warning him against the already planned fratricide. “And the Lord said to Cain: Why were you sad, and why did your face droop?”(Gen. 4:6)It feels like the Lord doesn’t know something... He knows everything. These are the questions the Lord asks Cain to ask himself: “Think about why you were upset, why did your face droop? think about it..."
“If you do good, you don’t raise your face. And if you do not do good, then sin lies at the door, it attracts you to itself, but you rule over it.” (Gen. 4:7)
Great words! “It (sin) attracts you to itself, but you rule over it.” Yes, sin will lie at the door, and for each of us, at some point in our lives, sin will definitely lie at the door, and it attracts us to itself. But "you rule over him" and don't let it dominate you, be the master of the situation, remain free from it.And the Lord directly addresses Cain, speaks directly to him, admonishes him, guides him, tries to somehow educate him.
But Cain did not heed God’s admonition and, calling Abel into the field, killed him. (Gen. 4:8)
Then the Lord turned to Cain, wanting him to repent, and asked him: “Where is your brother Abel?” But the devil finally took possession of Cain’s heart, and he boldly replied: "Don't know; Am I my brother’s keeper?”(Gen. 4:9) This denial of guilt no longer gave hope for correction.The answer is completely arrogant, completely unceremonious, rude and very indecent: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Cynical answer. What does this mean? The fact that Cain’s soul has already become embittered to such an extent and is imbued with sin that, in general, it is no longer possible to cry out for his correction, for repentance. Just maybe, some difficult life conditions over a long period of time can force him to reconsider his attitude, his position, and change something.
Then God said to him: "What did you do? Your brother's blood cries out to Me from the earth. For this you will be cursed, and the earth will not bear fruit for you, and you will wander the earth.”(Gen. 4:11-12)
This is such a harsh punishment - Cain was deprived of the fruits of the earth and doomed to continuous wandering.
“And Cain said to the Lord: My punishment is more than can be endured. "(Gen. 4:13) These are not words of repentance, these are not the words of a person who is sorry. These are the words of a man who believes: “Well, what have I done that You are punishing me like this? You are punishing me too much. I don’t see that I have sinned so badly that You would punish me so much. What have I done? That is, he does not understand, does not realize the extent of his terrible act.
This is how the story of two brothers - Cain and Abel - ended sadly.
After the murder, Cain is cursed by God and banished to the land of Nod (Gen. 4:11-14). And so that the first person he met would not kill the criminal - the first man born of a woman and the first murderer - God marked Cain with a special sign. In modern language, the expression “Seal of Cain” has the meaning of “seal of crime.” As a punished murderer, Cain should have served as a warning to others. His drooping face, distorted by villainy, served as a sign so that no one would kill him, neither wild beast nor man.
Great was the crime of Cain and the insult inflicted on the purity and holiness of love. But, despite this, there were people who decided to follow Cain into exile. He had a wife who also followed him. According to the Bible, in the land of Nod (Gen. 4:16), Cain had a son, Enoch, and Cain’s offspring then also spread throughout the earth.
This story opens up two paths for us: the path with God and the path without God, the path of goodness and love and the path of evil, pride and tyranny. One leads to eternal life, the other to death...
Human life is a gift from God, therefore a person has no right either to take his own life or to take it from others. Taking the life of a neighbor is called murder and is one of the most serious sins.
...And God gave Adam and Eve another son. Their joy was immeasurable. In the hope that he would not be like Cain, but would replace Abel, he was named Sif, What means "base"- the foundation of a new humanity, peaceful, pious, in which there will be no fratricide and malice, which for centuries will, step by step, return to the path of the righteous, leading man through overcoming sin to God.
The material was prepared based on an article in the magazine "FOMA"
Where did Cain's wife come from?
Question asked by Irina N., Gomel
All people are descendants of two people created by God - Adam and Eve. Cain and his wife are descendants of Adam and Eve. And now we will explain this.
So, in the Book Genesis 4:16-17 said" And Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son: Enoch".
The question arises:"Where did Cain find his wife?"
To answer this question, we first need to find out how many people God created on earth: two (Adam and Eve), or were there many more?
I. THE FIRST PEOPLE
1. Adam is the first man.
The Old Testament tells that God first created Adam from the dust of the ground, and then created Eve from Adam’s rib. However, the book of Genesis is not the only place in the Bible that tells us about the first people. In a message to Romans 5:12 written: " Therefore, how one person sin entered the world, and death was through sin, and so death passed on in all people because everyone has sinned in it". And in 1 Corinthians 15:45 It is said that Adam was the first man - " the first man Adam became a living soul".
2. Everyone is related
According to the Bible, all people are relatives. Acts 17:26 "From one blood He made the human race to live on all the face of the earth."All people (except Eve) are descendants of the first man - Adam.
3. Eve - the first woman
Eve was created from Adam's rib: Genesis 2:21-22 "And the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and when he fell asleep, he took one of his ribs and covered that place with flesh. And the Lord God created a wife from a rib taken from a man, and brought her to the man".
In the book Genesis 3:20 we read: " And Adam named his wife Eve, for she became the mother of all living". In other words, all people except Adam are descendants of Eve, she was the first woman.
In the new testament, Jesus (Matthew 19:4-6) and Paul (Ephesians 5:31) use this historical event as the basis for marriage between one man and one woman.
also in Genesis 2:20 it is said that when Adam looked at all the living creatures created by God, he could not find a helper like him, like a man. All this makes it very obvious that from the very beginning there was only one woman present Eve - Adam's wife.
So, it turns out that nowhere in the Bible is it written that God created any people other than Adam and Eve. This means that all people who have ever existed on Earth are descendants of the first two people: Adam and Eve.
II. NEXT GENERATIONS.
1. Who was Cain?
Cain was the child of Adam and Eve, as stated in Genesis 4:1 "Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.”"He and his brothers Abel (Genesis 4:2) and Seth (Genesis 4:25) were part of the FIRST generation of children ever born on earth.
2. Brothers and sisters of Cain
Although only three sons are named in Scripture, Adam and Eve had other children. This is written about in Genesis 5:5 "The days of Adam after he begat Seth were eight hundred years, and he gave birth to sons and daughters
".
IN Genesis 5:6 It is said that Adam lived 930 years: “And all the days of Adam’s life were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.” How many children do you think Adam and Eve could have had over the years? The Guinness Book of Records records that the record holder for the number of children born is a Russian woman who lived in the early 19th century, who gave birth to 58 children in her 63 years. Just think: 58 children in 63 years!!! And Adam and Eve had several centuries at their disposal!!! Moreover, God gave them a command: " Be fruitful and multiply" (Genesis 1:28). The Bible does not tell us the exact number of children Adam and Eve had, but it does say that Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters. Jewish historian Josephus wrote: " The number of the children of Adam and Eve according to what ancient tradition says was thirty-three sons and twenty-three daughters".
3. Cain's Wife
If there were no other people besides Adam and Eve, then it turns out that the first men had to marry their own sisters, because there were simply no other women!
We do not know when Cain married, and no details are given about other marriages or children, but it can be assumed that Cain's wife was his sister, niece, or other close relative.
III. OBJECTIONS OF SKEPTICS:
1. God's Law
Some, when they hear that the first generations of people married their sisters, are surprised and say that this is impossible. To this I would like to say that Adam generally married his rib. But for some reason this does not surprise anyone.
Others argue that the children of Adam and Eve could not marry each other because there are laws prohibiting marriages between close relatives.
Still others say that you should not marry a relative at all. I would like to remind such people that if you are not marrying a relative, then this is not a person at all. The wife is related to her husband even before marriage, because ALL people are descendants of Adam and Eve, they all came from the same blood.
The law prohibiting close relatives from marrying appeared in the time of Moses, when God gave the Law to the people of Israel ( Leviticus 18-20). This happened approximately 2500 years after the creation of Adam and Eve. Before this time, people married their close relatives.
Note that Abraham (who lived more than 400 years before Moses) married his paternal sister: Genesis 20:11-13 "Abraham said: I thought that there was no fear of God in this place, and they would kill me for my wife; Yes she is truly my sister: she my father's daughter, but not my mother's daughter; and she became my wife; when God led me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her: do this kindness to me, wherever we come, talk about me everywhere: this is my brother".
And when Abraham’s son Isaac was born, he sent his servant to the house of “his kindred” to take a wife for his son from among his close relatives: Genesis 24:2-4 "And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his house, who was in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, and swear to me by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take for my son a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I I live, but you will go to my land, to my homeland, and take a wife for my son Isaac"Reading further, we discover that Rebekah - the wife of Isaac - was the granddaughter of Nahor, who was Abraham's brother - ( Genesis 24:15 "He had not yet stopped speaking, and behold, Rebekah came out, who was born of Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother").
And Isaac’s son, Jacob, married Leah and Rachel, who were his cousins (daughters of Laban, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s mother). We read about this in Genesis 28:1-2 "And Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and commanded him and said: Do not take yourself a wife from the daughters of Canaan; Arise, go to Mesopotamia, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and take yourself a wife from there, from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.".
2. Genetic deformities
Today, according to existing laws, siblings (as well as brothers and sisters from one of the parents) cannot marry each other. And if they get married, they will not have healthy offspring.
It is true that children of sibling marriages are at risk of being abnormal. By the way, the closer the spouses are related, the higher the risk of genetic abnormalities in the offspring. This is easy for the average person to understand without going into detailed explanations. Everyone receives a set of genes from their parents. Unfortunately, genes today contain many errors (due to sin and the curse), and these errors manifest themselves in very different ways. For example, one person has ears that either stick out or are positioned asymmetrically, and therefore he has to grow his hair and cover his ears with it. Another person's nose is not quite in the middle of the face. The third has eyes that are located asymmetrically. We just stopped noticing it.
The closer the relationship between two people, the higher the possibility of having the same errors in their genes, received from the same parents. Therefore, a brother and sister are likely to have the same errors in their genetic information. A child born from the marriage of a sister and brother will inherit one set of genes from each parent. And due to similar errors in the genes of the parents, these violations are duplicated in the genetic code of the offspring, and the result will be deformities among such children.
On the contrary, the further the parents are related, the higher the likelihood that their genes will not carry the same errors. Children who inherit one set of genes from each parent are likely to get a good gene in every pair with a bad gene. Usually the good gene dominates the bad gene, and thus the deformity (at least the severe one) is suppressed. For example, instead of completely deformed ears, there will be only slightly crooked ears. (In general, however, the human race is gradually degenerating, accumulating errors generation after generation).
However, this fact of life today does not apply to Adam and Eve. The first two people were created perfect. Everything created by God was, according to God, “very good” ( Genesis 1:31) This means that their genes were perfect, without errors! But when sin entered the world (because of Adam - Genesis 3:6), God cursed the world and the perfect creation began to degenerate, get sick, grow old and die. Over a long period of time, this process manifested itself in all kinds of distortions of the genetic material of all living things. Therefore, God gave people through Moses a law prohibiting marriage from close relatives.
But Cain belonged to the first generation of children born on Earth. He (like his brothers and sisters) received a virtually flawless set of genes from Adam and Eve, because the consequences of the impact of sin on the human body were still minimal at that time. In such a situation, brother and sister could marry without fear for their offspring.
By the time of Moses (about 2500 years later), degenerative errors in the human gene pool had accumulated on such a scale that God had to introduce laws prohibiting marriage between siblings (and other close relatives), otherwise humanity would completely degenerate. Among other things, we must not forget that in the time of Moses there were many people living on earth, and the need for marriages between brothers and sisters completely disappeared.
3. Cain and the land of Nod
Some claim that the verses in Genesis 4:16-17 mean that Cain went to the land of Nod and found a wife there. From this they come to the conclusion that there was another race of people on Earth, not consisting of the descendants of Adam and Eve, to which Cain’s wife belonged. "And Cain went from the presence of the Lord; and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And he built a city; and he called the city after the name of his son, Enoch."
However, a careful reading of this passage reveals that Cain did not find his wife in the land of Nod, but “knew” his wife in the land of Nod, after which their son Enoch was born. Many theologians believe that Cain was already married at the time of Abel's murder, otherwise the Bible would have said something about Cain's marriage.
4. Who was Cain afraid of?
Genesis 4:14“...behold, now You are driving me from the face of the earth, and I will hide from Your presence, and I will be an exile and a wanderer on the earth; and everyone who meets me will kill me.”
Some, based on this verse, argue that there were many people on earth who were not descendants of Adam and Eve, otherwise Cain would not have needed to be afraid of people wanting to kill him because he killed Abel. Who was Cain afraid of?
Firstly, the reason why anyone would want to take revenge on Cain for killing Abel was because they were closely related! And close relatives of Abel were automatically close relatives of Cain, since Cain and Abel were siblings.
Secondly, quite a lot of time passed between the birth of Cain and Abel and between the murder of Abel by Cain. IN Genesis 4:3 said: " After some time, Cain brought a gift to the Lord from the fruits of the ground". Notice the phrase "after a while." We know that Seth was born when Adam was 130 years old ( Genesis 5:3), and Eve saw in him a replacement for the deceased Abel ( Genesis 4:25). Therefore, the period of time from the birth to the death of Abel can be up to a hundred years, which is quite enough for the other children of Adam and Eve not only to get married, but also to give birth to children and grandchildren. By the time of Abel's murder, the number of descendants of Adam and Eve may have been significant, including several generations.
CONCLUSION
The Bible is the Word of God - the Word of the Creator, who was present during all historical events. This is the Word of the One who knows everything and is a witness of the past, present and future, on whom you can rely.
And if we begin to treat the Book of Genesis as an infallible source of information about the history of the creation of the world and man, then we will be able to understand events that, without the help of Holy Scripture, seem incomprehensible and mysterious to us.
Do you think the Bible says that his Father is Adam?
If so, you've missed a crucial piece of the puzzle. I talked a little about this already: The Origin of the Chinese from Cain
It was not Adam, but the serpent who gave birth to Cain. Now look carefully
And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and said: I have acquired a man from the Lord. It’s a strange thing to say, right?
According to midrashic tradition, Cain and Abel had twin sisters whom they were to marry." http://www.answers.com/topic/cain-and-abel
In the book The Secret of the Serpent's Seed (William Branham, it was noted that before Adam knew Eve, there was a serpent ahead and from him knowledge came And then Eve gave birth
The book by the scientist The Serpent Seed - The Original Sin (Richard l. s. Gan) says that a serpent committed adultery with a woman and introduced the animal’s seed into her uterus. A very interesting and useful book http://www.propheticrevelation.net/original_sin/the_serpent_seed_3 .htm
Here's another book: Who Is The Serpent of Genesis 3? By Patrick Heron. It says that Lucifer is not described as a serpent, but as a very attractive man http://www.raptureready.com/soap/heron4.html
The Greek New Testament directly states that Cain is the son of the Serpent from the Garden of Eden
This book says the same thing as the Serpent Father of Cain Jewish legend, (Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews, Vol.1, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8018-5890-9, p.105- 9)
Here's about dizygotic twins https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterozygous_twins Heterozygous twins are not necessarily conceived during the same sexual intercourse - the difference can be several days (this explains the different degrees of maturity of twins in some cases. Read. This has to do with birth of Cain and Abel
Interestingly, Cain's genealogy is separate from Adam's.
The genealogy of Cain is given separately, before Adam, in chapter 4. This genealogy begins with Cain, naming neither Adam nor anyone else before him. While this is not conclusive proof that Adam is not Cain's father, it should at least raise suspicions.
Abel had no children. For Adam and Eve gave birth to Seth. She said, “God gave me another offspring instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
Cain, who was of the evil one and killed his brother, and for what reason did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother's deeds were righteous. This was stated in John 3:12
What happened at the tree shows the outrages of the famous Vigeland Park http://www.bugaga.ru/jokes/1146713650-park-skulptur-vigelanda.html
