Where Cain's Wife Came From
A) CAIN’S WIFE.
B) INCEST.
C) IN CONCLUSION.
A) CAIN’S WIFE
According to Genesis 4:14-15: “(14) Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. (15) And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”
Who are these people that might “findeth me shall slay me,” and the “whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold,” and the “any finding him?” This conversation takes place immediately after the slaying of Abel, when God is in conversation with Cain, because “the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto Me,” Genesis 4:10.
Therefore, there must have been many people at this time. Many Bible scholars in fact, have estimated that there could have been many thousands by this time, and Cain could have easily found a “sister” for a wife.
B) INCEST
However, many people object to Cain marrying “a sister,” due to the problems that usually occur in these inter-relational-ships offspring, because of incest. By contrast, it appears that at that time in our worlds history that this was not a problem. In fact, Abraham married his “sister,” Genesis 12:13. Even Sarah, many centuries later in this earth’s history, shows that incest was still not a problem back then. By contrast, if incest were a problem, don’t you think a woman coming from a man’s own body (Adam’s very own “rib”) would be a bigger problem?
C) IN CONCLUSION
In conclusion, Cain would have had no problem finding a wife, other than the fear of his murdering attitude. The question may come up at this point, “Why did not God slay Cain?” One good observation would be that God is merciful and wanted to give Cain enough time to repent. Another would be that the fear of God would be too overwhelming at that time.