"Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife and she conceived and bore Enoch." vv. 16-17
Read chapter 4.
So where did Cain's wife come from? It was his sister of course! Adam and Eve lived a long long time (Adam 930 years), so you can imagine plenty of time to have many children. It wasn't incest back then. Think about their genes being so close to perfection with Adam and Eve that they didn't see the problems we see today. If we believe that Adam and Eve were the only men created by God, than this being his sister would have to be the case. There weren't other "Adams and Eves" on other parts of the earth that eventually meet up. Another interesting thing to notice in this verse is that Cain was in God's presence still even though not in Eden after his parents had been kicked out. God still communed with them! What are some doubts or questions or thoughts you have of how the world was first populated and what the people were like?
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