tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post8817520889565880984..comments2023-08-27T06:33:12.637-05:00Comments on The Bible in a Year - and Beyond!: Friday, January 2nd: Genesis 4-6, Romans 2 ~ TammyTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-78662583255128773722015-01-03T22:47:37.774-06:002015-01-03T22:47:37.774-06:00As I began to read Genesis chapter 4, I found myse...As I began to read Genesis chapter 4, I found myself in awe of Cain in what appeared to me as him having a casual conversation with God. We have the ability to communicate with God today by reading His word and by prayer, but this lead me to thinking about our eternity in Heaven and the time we will have to talk one on one with Him!Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378594821836169485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-9905568874333962582015-01-03T22:20:54.014-06:002015-01-03T22:20:54.014-06:00A few things jumped out at me as I read...the firs...A few things jumped out at me as I read...the first was how old these men were when they became Dads. I mean when you are living 900 years I guess having a baby at 65 or 95 or even 165 is on the younger side but still that was hard for me to wrap my head around. What were they doing before they had their kids? Were they married for many years and unable to have kids or did they get married at 65, 95, or 165 too? I was also wondering where all the women came from that these men were marrying? It doesn't explicitly say that they married their sisters but I'm assuming that was the case. <br /><br />I found this: on this website (http://christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c004.html) Cain was the first child of Adam and Eve recorded in Scripture (Genesis 4:1). His brothers, Abel (Genesis 4:2) and Seth (Genesis 4:25), were part of the first generation of children ever born on this earth.<br /><br />Even though only these three males are mentioned by name, Adam and Eve had other children. In Genesis 5:4 a statement sums up the life of Adam and Eve—“And the days of Adam after he had fathered Seth were eight hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters.” This does not say when they were born. Many could have been born in the 130 years (Genesis 5:3) before Seth was born.<br /><br />During their lives, Adam and Eve had a number of male and female children. The Jewish historian Josephus wrote that, “The number of Adam's children, as says the old tradition, was thirty-three sons and twenty-three daughters.”[11]<br /><br />The Bible does not tell us how many children were born to Adam and Eve. However, considering their long life spans (Adam lived for 930 years—Genesis 5:5), it would seem reasonable to suggest there were many! Remember, They were commanded to “Be fruitful, and multiply” (Genesis 1:28).<br /><br />Your last comment made me think of something I saw today on a blog that I follow: http://lostbumblebee.blogspot.ca/2015/01/a-simple-reminder.htmlPamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770898936799604859noreply@blogger.com