How many children did Adam have?
Genesis 5:3 - 5
ESV - 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.
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Asked January 22 2014
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khadka biswa
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Jennifer Henkel
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We have no way of knowing, but with a lifespan of 930 years, it could have been hundreds! Cain (and others) would have had to marry a sister or niece, since there was only one family. Come to think of it, there is STILL only one family of humans!;-)
Johnnatta Giles
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It is hard to tell. From what I know there was Cain and Abel and then Seth Genesis 5:1 Then it says Adam had other sons and daughters. It doesn't not mention anyone after Seth becasue then it goes into Seth"s children
Jack Gutknecht
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Genesis 4:17 says that Cain married a woman after slaying his brother Abel. And so we know he probably married [one of] his sister[s]. Now we know that Adam and Eve had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. They were Cain, Abel, Seth, and 1 unnamed daughter. Then consider Genesis 5:4 ESV: "The days of Adam after he [Adam] fathered Seth were 800 years, and he [Adam] had other sons and daughters." Therefore, according to Scripture, Adam and Eve’s family consisted of sons Cain, Abel and Seth, plus a minimum of 2 other sons and 2 daughters, giving a total of 7 children.
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