KJV ORIGINAL
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Adam slept with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, 'With the Lord's help, I have brought forth a man.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes the birth of the first child ever born to human parents, with Eve recognizing that God was involved in creating this new life.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place after Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden for disobeying God. As the first humans, they were now living outside paradise and beginning to fulfill God's command to 'be fruitful and multiply.' Cain would become the first child born into a world marked by sin and separation from God.
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