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The writer of Genesis knows Eve as "the mother of all living" and so he puts that observation into Adam's mouth.
In any case, it was easy enough for him to deduce that she would necessarily be the "mother" of all his potential descendants.
originally posted by: spy66
a reply to: DISRAELI
In any case, it was easy enough for him to deduce that she would necessarily be the "mother" of all his potential descendants.
How would that be the case? Was propagation a common thing in the garden?
Lord God created all the beast. Lord God even created Adam and the woman.
THey didnt seam to be to educated. The only beast that seamed to be socially educated was the serpent.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: spy66
We read in ch1 that when God made the beasts, he told them to "increase and multiply". There is no reason to suppose that they waited until the end of ch3 before they started doing this.
So simple observation would teach Adam that living things have children and descendants. He could then work out, by analogy, that humans have children and descendants. And that's ignoring the possibility that he knew because God told him.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: spy66
Nothing in all that refutes my basic suggestion; Adam knew that living things have children and descendants because he saw other living things have children and descendants.
Why on earth should there be any difficulty in that? The straightforward and obvious answer, I think.
originally posted by: spy66
I dont understand how you can know that Adam knew.
There is not one Word that even hints to, if the beasts actually multiplied in the garden of Eden.
Because that is when he and Eve had children.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: spy66
Genesis ch4 v1;
"Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain".
It looks like he did have children with her.
I may also quote your own words on the same point;
Because that is when he and Eve had children.
The next thing Adam does is "know" his wife Eve, so that she conceives Cain.
If she was inside the garden and he was outside the garden, the act of physical conception would have been tricky.
Since "husband and wife are one flesh", the wife goes where her husband goes, and it is not necessary to give her a special mention.
In fact it is probably best to understand "the man" (used in this paragraph instead of Adam's name) as the human species.