Christianity’s Polygamy Problem
The tradition says multiple spouses are bad. The Bible doesn’t.
Christianity’s Polygamy Problem
The tradition says multiple spouses are bad. The Bible doesn’t.
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"Well, to any talk of polygamy in the Bible, one might think of Adam and Eve — not Adam and Eves. But even the first humans leave a messy non-monogamousrecord. When birthing Cain, Eve says (in Genesis 4:1): “I have procreated a man with Yahweh.”
It appears her first son had divine paternity, her later sons being human, and so, essentially, Eve had two husbands. Welcome to the Bible."
He needs to re-read
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.
We know YaHWeH would NEVER brake one of His commandments... Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
It appears her first son had divine paternity, her later sons being human, and so, essentially, Eve had two husbands. Welcome to the Bible."
He needs to re-read
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.
We know YaHWeH would NEVER brake one of His commandments... Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.