Contemplative Bible Reading

Genesis 4:17 (New English Translation)

4:17 Cain had marital relations with his wife, and she became pregnant43 and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch

Okay, here is my (probably silly) theory on where these other people came from:

I think the Garden of Eden was the start of the line of people that God followed through the nation of Abraham to Jesus. The Garden was literally in place, and Adam and Eve literally lived there. When Adam and Eve left the Garden, they met the other people living on the planet. Those other people were created by God for His purposes.

Okay, now you know what I think about this today. Perhaps tomorrow I will have another thought on the topic, or perhaps the topic won’t cross my mind for another ten years.