The Bible does not give Cain's wife's name. The most straightforward reading of Genesis is that she was one of Cain's relatives, most likely a sister or another close descendant of Adam and Eve. Genesis says: “And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living” (Genesis 3:20). Later: “And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth” (Genesis 4:25). Genesis 5:4 adds: “And he begat sons and daughters.” Cain's wife therefore came from the expanding human family descended from Adam and Eve. Genesis does not record every birth individually. Cain's wife is never named. The Bible does not name Cain's wife or provide a detailed genealogy identifying her. It does establish Adam and Eve as the parents of humanity and later says Adam had “sons and daughters.” (Genesis 3:20, Genesis 4:1-17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 5:1-5)

Who Was Cain's Wife?

The Bible does not give Cain's wife's name. The most straightforward reading of Genesis is that she was one of Cain's relatives, most likely a sister or another close descendant of Adam and Eve.

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Biblical explanation

Genesis says: “And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living” (). Later: “And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth” (). adds: “And he begat sons and daughters.” Cain's wife therefore came from the expanding human family descended from Adam and Eve. Genesis does not record every birth individually. Cain's wife is never named. The Bible does not name Cain's wife or provide a detailed genealogy identifying her. It does establish Adam and Eve as the parents of humanity and later says Adam had “sons and daughters.”

In brief

Genesis says: “And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living” ().

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