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Re: Cain's Wife (Genesis 4)
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Originally Posted by Esaias
Non of Adam's sons' wives are given a geneology. Geneology wasn't as concerned with where a woman came from as it was concerned with where a man came from, since inheritance was patrilineal not matrilineal.
But as for Cain's wife, she may have been his sister, although I doubt it. There were other people besides Adam and his immediate family. We know this because when Cain was evicted from the Adamic homeland he was worried that whoever found him would kill him. God put a mark on him to warn others against doing that. These others are clearly not his immediate siblings.
Further, he moved and built a city. This implies he established himself as a ruler of some sort, which implies other people. A nomadic camp for one's immediate family does not constitute a "city".
Therefore I conclude there were others besides Adam's immediate progeny, and it is likely Cain took a wife from among them.
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People who were not related to Adam?
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