Wording of this Handout:
Where did Cain get his wife?
Before we find out, here is some important information.
In the Bible, we are told that God created the first two humans.
The man was called Adam and the woman was called Eve.
When they were created they were perfect. They had perfect bodies, without
wrinkles, or spots, dandruff or sweat. There was no chance that they
could catch a cold or get a rash. Adam and Eve had perfect health in every
cell of their bodies, and they were meant to have children who were
perfect too.
But sadly, Adam and Eve disobeyed God, so God had to punish them. part of
the punishment was death, which started to happen straight away. Slowly
but surely Adam and Eve began to grow old.
They lived for more than 500 years before they died, and during that time
they had many children. These children had wonderful bodies too - full of
health and strength.
As the hundreds of years went by, the children grew up and married each
other - because there was no-one else in the world except Adam and Eve's
family.
So Cain must have married one of his sisters.