Were there other brothers?
Adam and Eve had 33 sons and 23 daughters, according to Josephus. Who turned out to be right about Masada when no one believed him, so, hey, maybe he knew.
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-t - Apr 13, 2005 11:51:34 am PDT #3176 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
tommyrot - Apr 13, 2005 11:52:23 am PDT #3177 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Adam and Eve had 33 sons and 23 daughters, according to Josephus. Who turned ou to be right about Masada when no one believed him, so, hey, maybe he knew.
So 10 of his sons knew not of womanly affection?
Gudanov - Apr 13, 2005 11:52:59 am PDT #3178 of 10001
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So 10 of his sons knew not of womanly affection?
Well, 1 got knocked off.
Jessica - Apr 13, 2005 11:53:05 am PDT #3179 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
There's a fairly famous pagan essay entitled "We Are The Other People" that addresses the whole incest/Eden thing. (In the context of How To Get Jehovah's Witnesses To Leave You Alone.)
Betsy HP - Apr 13, 2005 11:53:40 am PDT #3180 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
At some point, the sons of Earth married the daughters of Men.
Betsy HP - Apr 13, 2005 11:53:43 am PDT #3181 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
GAH. Why am I big with the double-post?
§ ita § - Apr 13, 2005 11:53:45 am PDT #3182 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So 10 of his sons knew not of womanly affection?
Line marriages.
IJS.
-t - Apr 13, 2005 11:54:36 am PDT #3183 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
At some point, the sons of Earth married the daughters of Men.
I think that might be where the giants came in.
tommyrot - Apr 13, 2005 11:54:55 am PDT #3184 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Maybe the 10 9 men went off and formed a gay commune.
Gudanov - Apr 13, 2005 11:55:00 am PDT #3185 of 10001
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I was taught that Adam & Eve were the first, but not necessarily the only, humans. So, their kids could have married the others.
There is a version I've heard that Adam & Eve were the first "true" humans in the sense that they had a soul, but other non-human humans where around.