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I have to say that Daren has the most scientifically important point, pamela also has a good scriptural point.

If human Genetics and individuals genetic make up were the same now as they were in the beginning, there would be no human race, we would all have birth defects and be effected by downs syndrome.

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also the human bloodline was at it purest form ever, incest was not incest till the law was given to moses

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The answer is found in three facts: 1) Scripture does not record the name of all of Adam and Eve's children. 2) There can be long periods of time elapse between the children mentioned in scripture. 3) Cain married his sister.

Not Every Birth Mentioned. Scripture does not always mention every child that is born to a husband and wife. Genesis 5:1-4 is a great example of this.

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created. When Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth. Then the days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters. (NASB) Genesis 5:1-4

This is Adam's genealogy. Notice that the only son mentioned is Seth. Seth was born after Abel and Cain in Genesis 4:25. Abel and Cain are not even mentioned and the added comment, " . . . he had other sons and daughters" tells us that Adam had daughters. Scripture rarely ever mentions the daughters who were born. In fact, Seth was born when Adam was 130 years of age. That is enough time for many other children to have been born.

Long Life. If we assume that Adam and Eve gave birth to other sons and daughters (one per year starting at 20 years of age), who had sons and daughters and so on, there could have been at least ten thousand people by the time Adam was 130 years old.

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Genesis 4:1 (New International Version)

Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man.” Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.

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Did Eve come from Adams rib sounds more like cloning to me

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