Adam and Cain's Genealogy in Genesis 4

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From: "Paul Stringini"

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Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:44 PM

Subject: Re: Birth of Cain

Hi, thanks for writing. When they say Cain is not in Adam's Genealogy this is a pretext for making the case that the Devil is Cain's father. But Cain's genealogy can be found in Genesis 4:1, and Adam is definitely in Cain's genealogy.

Genesis 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

Genesis 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son,
Enoch. 18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

Verses 2-16 in chapter 4 are parenthetical. The genealogy of Cain begins in verse 1 and continues in verse 17. You will notice that the exact same formula is used both times.

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch That is some very clear cause and effect, subject-object relationship.

The account in Genesis 4 is given to explain why the firstborn (Cain) was not accounted for the seed. There are other cases of the firstborn being rejected in favor of a younger sibling. (Jacob and Esau, Reuben and Joseph). It is obvious why Cain was rejected, he was a murderer.

Where they get confused is that they look at Genesis 5 which is the genealogy of Noah through Seth, Cain does not appear in that genealogy, why would he? Cain was not an ancestor of Noah. So the fact that Cain does not appear in Seth's genealogy is a RED HERRING. It is totally irrelevant. But you will have a hard time explaining that to some people.

Cain was not the inheritor of Adam because he murdered his brother. Some people say that Cain was a murderer because he was the carnal offspring of the Devil, but the bible tells us plainly why Cain slew Abel:

I John 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? BECAUSE his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

The people you are dealing with take the idea of being "of the Devil" in a carnal sense. They believe that Cain was genetically related to Satan, and that was what made him evil. They use the point about the genealogies in order to suggest that Satan had sex with Eve in the Garden of Eden and that Cain was the resultant offspring. (Abel supposedly being his fraternal twin from Adam) But Cain was of the Devil in the same sense as the people of God are of God. Spiritually.

This doctrine is the beginning point of a racist doctrine that traces the people now known as Jews back to Cain, and the Anglo-Saxons back to Israel. It poisons the minds of many people and distracts them from obtaining the promises of God in Christ.

I have a page dedicated to this topic http://oraclesofgod.org/emails/_kenites.htm

If I can be of any further service do not hesitate to write.

Sincerely,
Paul Stringini