While the details of the creation are thorough and easy to follow, the way in which the human race came about is a bit hazy to me. Adam was created from the dust of the Earth, and Eve was created from one of his ribs. They had children, but how was it that their children had children of their own? With no other women mentioned in the beginning of the book of Genesis, how did Cain have children? Where did Noah and Jacob come from? Perhaps the Bible has gaps in history and concentrates on those involved most in the "plot."
Speaking of Noah, I agree with Plotz in that I can't understand how the human race could become so awful in such a short time that they had to be eliminated or why the animals had to die for the mistakes made by humans. Reading it now certainly raises the question of when God will decide to flood the Earth again, wipe everything out and start over.
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