I recently asked Google what the most asked Bible-related questions were. I was surprised at some of the questions that came up. Some of them, such as the origin of Cain's wife, I have heard before. Others, I had not. I have heard skeptics ask "Where did Cain's wife come from?" This is, from my understanding, supposed to be a jab at the idea that mankind is a special creation of God. This question came up in the famous "Scopes Trial" in 1925. The idea is that, if Adam and Eve were the only human beings, and Cain got a wife, and we have no record of his wife, that therefore we cannot trust the biblical record. In syllogism form, it may look something like this: I. If there were no human beings other than Adam, Eve, and their two sons, then Cain could not have gotten a wife. II. There were no human beings other than Adam, Eve, and their two sons. III. Therefore, Cain could not have gotten a wife. IV. If Cain could not have gotten a wife, then the biblical acco
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