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How many children did Adam and Eve have?

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Therefore, according to Scripture, Adam and Eve's family consisted of sons Cain, Abel and Seth, plus a minimum of two other sons and two daughters, giving a total of seven children. read more

The Book of Jubilees, whose author is unknown, was written in the second century B.C. and states that Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Paradise seven years [p.49]. Then Eve gave birth to her first child, Cain, between the ages of 64-70, or the same numbers as the age of the Earth, anno mundi. read more

That Eve lived approximately the same amount of time as Adam (again an argument from lack of evidence), then we can say: 800 years / 9 months per child (assuming no rest between children) = 1000; Twins appear in 1 out of every 86 births = 11; I think we can then establish an upper limit for Adam and Eve having a maximum of 1011 children. read more

Adam and Eve lived long enough to have many sons and daughters, besides of Cain, Habel, and Seth. (Genesis 5:4) After all, they received the instruction from God to be fruitful and to fill the Earth. (Genesis 1:28) Besides, there are no contraception in the ancient. read more

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