Where Did All These People Come From???

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Kahlil on August 19, 2008 at 11:01am

...just maybe, that Genesis happened after Revalation at least where Satan was banished from heaven, remember there were giants and other forms of living creatures in the earth. So maybe at the moment when Satan decieved eve, and adam went along with it Satan was hanging out in the earth and at the moment of deception was the same moment in time of the battle in heaven. ...and when Satan was kicked out and given dominon over the earth, and he and his followers from heaven came to earth, they were the other inhabitants.

...by the way, I am just giving you food for thought.

1 Corinthaians 13:9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by K.C.NiBlack-Author/Publisher on August 19, 2008 at 1:28pm

OH MY!!!! Now you've really given me some homework! :) Thanks for your input...that's good stuff...I'll be back with more questions I'm sure. Be blessed!

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by AJ 'AJ ROK' WOODSON on August 19, 2008 at 3:24pm

hmmm, I am not sure if I knew that and now have to research it for myself as well.
thanx for sharing!

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shiller on August 22, 2008 at 3:28pm

wow, that's deep, "when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears"... I have to do some research as well. :)

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kahlil on August 26, 2008 at 10:53am

The point in this 1 Corinthaians scripture is "For we know in part (self knowledge)...., and when perfection comes (Gods knowledge), the imperfect disappears (Self knowledge).

None of us will know all the details at any given time, we will all have our own speculations and interpretations, some based on intellect, some based on the indwelling "holy spirit", but until Christ comes back and reveals to us his perfect knowledge, none of us will know the detailed truth.

to date; this is my understanding.
Kahlil

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Pamela O on August 22, 2008 at 1:17pm

but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. Dag, Kahlil, it seems I have a long way to go. The good thing is that GOD loves me in my imperfect state. That in itself makes me o.k. :)

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shiller on August 22, 2008 at 4:47pm

I always thought that Eve had several unmentioned children, both male and female (the other people), and since it was the beginning, Cain took one of his sisters as wife. I know that's a bit extreme, but keep in mind that Eve was made of Adams' rib, that made them "rib-related", which makes the stretch of Cain taking one of his sisters ("blood-related") as wife more probable. In cultures around the world people still marry within their family, even here in the West it's a common practice to keep wealth in the family.

I've been thinking about "when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears"... if that is absolute and the first Adams was perfection, the imperfects would have completely vanished from the earth (assuming the earth was inhabited before Adams). Just a thought.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by CliffordBenjamin on August 24, 2008 at 5:17pm

The scripture actually tells us that Adam and Eve had more children than the three specifically named. If you study biblical history, you will find that the women born to the families were not mentioned unless there was some specific incident or contribution which necessitated their being mentioned. (This is also true for many of the men as well who were of lesser significance). The important thing to remember is that the bible is not necessarily a detailed history book, although it does contain lots of history by nature. But it is understood that Adam and Eve are the only two humans that were created from what the scripture does say. It is also understood that marriage did occur between siblings and at that time, was not considered sinful as God had not spoken it as such until the Law of Moses. This same principle applied after the flood of Noah, as only Noah and his three sons and their wives survived. By necessity, they would have had to intermarry their children (cousins) to rebuild the human race. Science today has identified that certain characteristics in the DNA structure confirm this. It is also known that sin weakens and destroys the body (which contains the gene pool). There was less sin at that time so a stronger gene pool. But as sin grows, we actually do things to our bodies that destroy it, so the genes become weaker. For example, certain diseases did not exist in the human race at time, but do now, and have become genetic. The disease can be passed on to the children and thus the generation to come will be weakened particulary if they intermarried. But if you bring in fresh blood, there may be hope that the disease will not spread. So the intermarrying of siblings at that time was not destructive then as it is now. (Jesus was of fresh blood, so he did not inherit the genetic disease of sin, for sin is transferred through the male, not the female, but that's another revelation...).
If you read Genesis 5, you will see listed that Adam had other children. But there is never mention of any other humans being created. If this had occured, you must consider all of the things that have happened to earth since the fall of man, and what these other possible people would have had to endure, though they knew no sin... Being banished from the garden of Eden, the flood of Noah in which all life was wiped from the face of the earth except the surving eight humans and all animals aboard, the splitting of the earth into continents, etc., etc, all of which were the result of sin. Where would they have been? The reason the flesh was wiped away was because the wages of sin is death. If there were other created humans, they would have been without sin.
Eve was created for Adam because after God created Adam, there was no one else for him to be with, on his level of existence. That is why marriage is designed to be between one man and one woman. The suitable helper for man is his wife, not multiple other women.
Concerning the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, the command not to eat of it is right there with the command to eat the other vegetation (Genesis 2:16, 17).

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by K.C.NiBlack-Author/Publisher on August 29, 2008 at 5:42am

This is great! A wealth of information...I appreciate your post. From what I have come to understand is that the book of Genesis does some "accounts" of what happened. For example, one event is mentioned in chapter 3 briefly, and then mentioned fully later on. Or, if you look at it as a series of "steps", then step 6 may be mentioned before step 3...looking closer at the text in my Bible, I noticed a few times the disclaimer "This is the account of:..." so that's what gives me this perception.

I understand that the Bible is not a full history book...and that's probably the huge reason why I have so many questions. :)

What do you think about the "lost books" of the Bible? Have you researched any of them? Have you read any of them? I have not because honestly, I don't quite feel comfortable about reading a book of the Bible that's NOT in the Bible...what's your take?

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by rick on December 9, 2008 at 8:42pm

If all they knew were their siblings, would have been very natural to marry and "fall in love with" them. Life times were much longer, how many children could a couple have in 400 years? Things were so much different then it's often very difficult to make a comparison.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Duane Price on December 19, 2008 at 6:48pm

Hello as you said was there more people. According to scripture you are reading two different stories. The creation then the story of the Garden. The word saya that Adam was placed in the Garden. which means he was atcken iout of the group to perform the duties of naming things. That is when God notie that he was by himself and made him the pefect match. So the question you are asking is what I like to call a theology question, which means there are different answers based on your interpetation of the scripture. I think that Adam wa made when he made man and female, then he placed him in the Garden accordng to scripture and made (not created) a wife for him. But the bottom line truth in all of this that God created man and female.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Devin Williams on March 24, 2009 at 10:00am

Where did are all these people come from?
I have heard this doctrine before of God creating many people and not just Adam and Eve. But the bible tells us that He only created Adam and Eve in the beginning. Let us look at what it says in

Genesis 1:27-28
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Some people say that in Genesis 2 He created Adam and Eve here. But it is not saying that, the Lord is giving us insight of how He created man. That we are made out of dust and we need the breathe of life to live.

Genesis 2:7
7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

The male was the first part of man that was created. At this time Adam was alone. But God said this wasn't good

Genesis 2:18
18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

It says that it is not good that man should be alone. So if there were other people he would not have made this statement. This is when he created woman.

Genesis 2:21-23
21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

In verse 23 say she was taken out of man. At this time Adam was the only man. Once again here in chapter 2 God is giving us the detail of his creation of man not making another set of people.
Were did Cain get his wife?
Well remember what God commanded Adam and Eve in Genesis 1:28
28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,........
Look what it said about Eve in Genesis 3

Genesis 3:20
20And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

If there were other people then Eve could not be the mother of all living (man of course).
Adam live a very long time this something we have to consider when answering this question.

Genesis 5:1-5
1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
3And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:
4And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.


Adam lived a very long time 930 years and during that time he had many many sons and daughters. We know now even today that a man could have 12 kids and live to be 60 let alone 930 years. Cain had taken one of his sisters to wife. The others that would kill him were his relatives. At that time the Lord did allow people to marry there relatives until there were enough people on the earth where that would not be necessary. Example Abraham married his sister Sara. Jacob married his two cousins. This is what God allowed.
Paul tell us in Acts that we are all of one blood.

Acts 17:24-26
24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

In verse 26 he said that all nations are made of one blood which is Adam's. Because even Eve came from him.
That where are these people came from.

▶ Reply to This