Cain’s Wife Has a Name… But It’s NOT in the Bible

Cain kills his brother, runs into the night… and a few verses later he has a wife, a son, and a city. But Genesis has only named three other people in the whole world. So where did she come from? In this animated deep dive we follow every clue: a single line in Genesis almost everyone skips, an ancient Jewish tradition that places a woman at the center of the very first murder, a book older than Jesus that actually gives her a name — and a city that should never have existed. CHAPTERS 0:00 A man running in the dark 1:11 The story in brief 2:23 Clue #1 – The line everyone skips 4:06 Clue #2 – The twin sister 5:55 Clue #3 – The book that gives her a name 7:08 Clue #4 – The city that shouldn't exist 8:48 Humans before Adam? 9:42 The oldest answer – and the obvious problem 10:33 Why the Bible stays silent 10:57 From Lamech's revenge to Jesus' forgiveness 12:06 How did Cain die? SOURCES SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO Genesis 4:1–25; 5:3–5; 20:12 · Leviticus 18:9 · Matthew 18:22 Genesis Rabbah 22 The Book of Jubilees 4:1, 4:9, 4:11 The Cave of Treasures Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews I.2.2 Isaac La Peyrère, Prae-Adamitae (1655) Augustine, The City of God XV.16 We always separate what the Bible says from what later traditions add, and we present the different readings held by Jewish, Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant believers without taking sides. Next: The Mark of Cain — the answer hidden in one Hebrew word. #Bible #Genesis #CainAndAbel