According to sociologists in 2011 lived on planet Earth a little more than 7 billion people.And every year this number increases (the forecast for 2050 - 9 billion).The more people living on the planet, the more we wonder: "And where did it all begin?"How many people lived on the planet in ancient times, where they come from, and where does the individual in such a densely populated world?And most importantly - how to be yourself, do not be like anyone else?
Most often we are faced with the fact that the main source of information on this subject - the Bible.That it says how many were children of Adam and Eve.Of course, there is the theory of Darwin, and all sorts of fantastic versions of the origin of mankind.But the biblical explanation of us somehow closer and more understandable.
Why us this interesting
How many children of Adam and Eve?This question is at any given time, each person is given.Never mind, moves us mere curiosity or we consciously looking for the answer to understand what is really so different representatives of various nations.And sometimes in the same family are found almost opposite character that amazes even more.We are all so different that it is difficult to imagine that all the people on the planet only a two progenitor of Adam and Eve.
What is known for certain from the Bible
This book examines the human race more than one millennium.And we can responsibly say that in the Bible there is no clear indication on how much Adam had children.That is, we all know that after the expulsion from Eden and the Fall Eve gave birth to two sons.And even after 800 years, Adam begat his third son, Seth.The three official version and is limited.During hard to believe that modern man?Like Adam and Eve managed to live such a long life and never again conceive a child?In such "luck" does not believe even a deeply religious man.What can we say about atheists!
And skeptics there is a reasonable question: if all the children of Eve male, how they were able to reproduce?The ability to bear children because there are only women.Men in this case can only help to conceive a child, but the bear and give birth - only a woman.Some experts have questioned the very existence of only two first human ancestors and claim that God created more people.Simply, they were the first and the "famous" that have sinned.Here we only know their history and how to name the children of Adam and Eve.
What else can you read in the Bible, however, theologians
still insist that the Bible has all the answers.We need to find meaning in each line.In this case, it turns out that to calculate how many children Adam and Eve, it is practically impossible.After all, driving them back to Earth, God had commanded: "Be fruitful and multiply."Over 930 years of life on the Earth is probably not Adam begot three sons, and a few more.
Take, for example, the facts of modern history.The Guinness Book of Records registered a record number of children born per woman: 58 And this is the beginning of the XIX century!Therefore doubt that the children of Adam and Eve in the Bible "is deemed bad," is not necessary.A historian who has studied the issue and concluded that Adam begot 33 sons and 23 daughters.But this can not be proved.
sons of Adam
names of the children of Adam and Eve are known to everyone more or less educated person.The biblical story of Cain's fratricide of Abel teaches us not to be jealous and not to betray the most friends and relatives.Cain's name became a household word to describe evil, envious and dishonest man.
Returning to the question, how many children were Adam and Eve, it is necessary to recognize that if there were only two, after the murder of Abel, all people would be the descendants of Cain.The Bible can not allow that to happen by sinful humanity in the worst sense of the word man.So Cain was killed by the Flood.And then there is only the third official son of Adam - Seth, who is considered the ancestor of Noah, the survivor of the Flood.
can assume that to determine the origins of mankind's pretty simple.The children of Adam and Eve - it's three sons.One (Abel) was killed by his older brother.So give him Cain, the ability to multiply and continue to sow in the world the sin would be wrong.Therefore, as a result of the flood, he does not survive.But humanity is still continuing its history and, therefore, was the third son.It was he, Seth, and became the successor of the human race.
Women in old Adam
According to ancient tradition of being born in the male line.Therefore, the Bible is very rare references to someone's daughters.Perhaps, therefore, we do not know of any daughter who conceived Adam and Eve.They simply no one ever wrote, and did not mention their names.
But, as mentioned above, only three sons could not breed and give life to all nationalities living in the modern Earth.Therefore, the fact remains that Adam was also his daughter.As there is a direct reference to it: and he begat sons and daughters.So it is safe to say that the children of Adam and Eve in the Bible mention a few.Probably, for the Bible it was of interest only to those individuals whose life is fundamentally influenced the development of mankind.
because otherwise once again raises the question: "Where did Cain get his wife?"The Bible clearly states that, when he left the land of Nod, he was married.But because there is no hint of the origin of Cain's wife, can only guess what she accounted fratricide: sister, niece or anyone else.
marriages with close relatives
If you dwell on the version that the first humans were two, then, no doubt, comes the understanding that the first people to marry and create a family with close relatives.Literally the first generation of people, apart from the fact that they were husband and wife had each other, and even brothers and sisters.
This contradicts modern morality, when in many countries there is a ban on marriage between close relatives.But we're talking about events that took place more than two thousand years ago.Therefore modern principles of morality and genetics can not be extrapolated to the behavior of the first generations.
genetic deformities
genetic deformity - a violation of mistakes in genes that convey the child's father and mother.It does not know the first day that the child receives half the genes from the father and half - from the mother.Over the millennia mankind has accumulated an incredible array of sets of genes, and in almost every set has a so-called "mistakes."
Modern researchers proved that the smaller the relationship of parents, the less likely the child pass the same set of these errors.In nature, the strongest wins, and hence, in each pair of genes "defective" will be suppressed "strong."And people live life quietly, being beautiful and healthy.So, if the pope in the family all crooked nose, and my mother - asymmetrical ears, the baby will most likely would get a normal nose and neat ears.In extreme cases, the flaws will not be very noticeable.
Quite another thing - parents who are closely related to each other.A set of genetic errors almost the same, and it is transmitted to posterity by a factor of "2".Crooked nose pope plus crooked nose mothers will quite ugly face of the child.
ban on marriages of close relatives
In ancient times, no one has conducted a thorough investigation.Scientists and enlightened people were few.But ordinary "children of Adam and Eve" began to notice such features born from close relatives offspring.So first emerged morality that condemned the intimate relationships between close relatives.There was even a statement that each genus is needed "fresh blood."Therefore, it was customary to choose husbands and wives do not even from their village to avoid certain kinship parents.
Over time, most countries imposed a ban on marriages within the same family.On ancestry and traditions have become a blind eye, even countries such as England, France and Spain.For the purity of blood at the nobles of these countries was paramount.However, an incredible amount of freaks and mentally retarded children forced to reconsider their canons and their.Now no one is surprised that the prince marries Centerfolds and princess marries entrepreneur.A hundred years ago it was impossible!
Biblical morality
Continuing the theme closely related bans on marriages should be noted that in the Bible the first condemnation of such alliances arises already in the time of Moses.This 2500 years after the fall of Adam and Eve.It is quite clear that the first generation were what is called "absolutes."The genes of Adam and Eve did not have any mistakes, because they were created by God in His image and likeness.Probably, and their children get pure genes.
But sin God cursed the people and sent them to the disease, ugliness and old age.How many generations so it went on, and at what point were the very genetic error is almost impossible to tell.However, the condemnation of marriages between close relatives come to mankind through the law of God, which Moses announced.As already mentioned, he lived almost three thousand years later.Of course, for such a time it has a very extensive database of genetic errors.Given overgrown population of the planet, it was quite possible to abandon the closely related marriages in favor of the health of nations.
Conclusion Despite a lot of research that theologians, geneticists, historians and other experts spend more than a decade, we have no precise answer to the question: "How many children of Adam and Eve?"
Genetics, conducted the research of hundreds of thousands of DNA for 20 years, came to the conclusion that it is likely a situation in which everyone on the planet can be considered relatives.At least, it does not contradict any of Darwinian evolution or the biblical version of the appearance of the human race.
Just want to point out that if all of us - a family, why do we so often do not understand the close and hurt each other?Let's live together, relatives!
