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   XPost: alt.agnosticism, alt.athiesm, alt.atheism   
   XPost: alt.talk.creationism   
   From: darstec@neo.rr.com   
      
   Burkhard wrote:   
      
   > On 30 Apr, 17:16, Darrell Stec  wrote:   
   >    
   >>   
   >> Strike one.   
   >>   
   >> 4:1 --  vehaadam (AND.THE-MAN) yada (HE-KNEW) et-khava (EVE) ishto   
   >> (WOMAN- OF-HIM) vatahar (AND-SHE-IS-BECOMING-PREGNANT) vateled   
   >> (AND-SHE-IS-GIVING- BIRTH) et-kayin (CAIN) vatomer (AND-SHE-IS-SAYING)   
   >> kaniti (i.ACQUIRED) ish (MALE CHILD) et-adonai (WITH.LORD)   
   >>   
   >> Notice here we actually see the name Eve actually mentioned, i.e. khava   
   >> (EVE).  There is no such name in the preceeding verse.  Only the man (or   
   >> Adam) is mentioned.   
   >>   
   >> Strike two.   
   >>   
   >> Your verse merely says the lord was an agent when Eve gave birth to Cain,   
   >> the first-born).  It does not restrict Eve from coming and going in and   
   >> out of the garden.   
   >   
   > I think the technical term is "conjugal visit"   
      
   It takes more words to say that in Hebrew.  :-)   
      
   In a round about way one could almost read that as Adam knew god screwed Eve   
   (while in the garden) and Cain was the result.  [Except 'yada' means to know   
   in a sexual way.]   
      
   --   
   Later,   
   Darrell   
      
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