Who Was Cain's Wife?/The Bible's answer

 Cain, the eldest child of the first human couple, married one of his sisters or another close female relative. This conclusion may be drawn by considering what the Bible say about Cain and his family.

Facts about Cain and his family

. All humans descended from Adam and Eve. God "made out of one man [Adam] every nation of men to dwell on the entire surface of the earth." (Acts 17:26) Adam's wife, Eve, became "the mother of everyone living." (Genesis 3:20) Therefore, Cain must have married a fellow descendant of Adam and Eve. 

. Cain and his brother Abel were the first of a number of children born to Eve. (Genesis 4:1, 2) When Cain was banished for killing his brother, he complained: "Anyone who finds me will certainly kill me." (Genesis 4:14) Of whom was Cain afraid? The Bible says that Adam "became father to sons and daughters." (Genesis 5:4) Evidently, these other descendants of Adam and Eve could have posed a threat to Cain.

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