Bible Discussion Thread

Hello Lois Small and Chris Simply put, seeming on how there was only Adam and Eve in the beginning then we must deduce that Eve had girl children as well. By the time Shem, Ham, and Japheth were old enough to get married. There were daughters, granddaughters, nieces, aunts, sisters, and cousins who were girls, so there were plenty of women to choose from. We do not know who they married because the Bible does not mention their names or what rank they held. Now this is not saying that everyone can go out and marry their sister or closest relatives. God is the only one who can change the blood of anyone. Even though this was allowed under this time it is not allowed now, because in many cases the dangers of certain diseases and birth defects are just to great. We can deduce, however, after the population began to build back up, he then laid down the law concerning marriage and family, Leviticus Chapter 18.