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Cain’s skin (and all of his descendants) black.
    Mormons were not alone in this interpretation of 4.15. Many Protestant denominations at the time Joseph Smith founded the LDS Church (1830) had the same racist understanding of the “mark of Cain.”
    16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD , and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
    (4.16) “And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD.”
18 Does God know everything?
    17 And Cain knew his wife ; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
    (4.17) “And Cain knew his wife.” That’s nice, but where the hell did she come from? The Bible doesn’t mention any of Cain’s sisters. In any case, Cain and the mysterious Mrs. Cain have a son (another blue cigar!). His name is Enoch and he builds a city (population 3).
22 What became of Cain?
    18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
    19 And Lamech took unto him two wives : the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
    (4.19) “Lamech took him two wives.” Lamech is the first of a long line of biblical men with more than one wife.
16 Is polygamy OK?
    20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
    21 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
    22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
    23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
    24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
    (4.24) “If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.” Lamech kills a man and claims that since Cain’s murderer would be punished sevenfold, whoever murders him will be punished seventy-seven fold. That sounds fair.
    25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son , and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
    (4.25) “Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son.” Way to go Adam!
    26 And to Seth , to him also there was born a son ; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
    (4.26) “And to Seth … was born a son.” Where’d he find his wife?
GENESIS 5
    5 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
    2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam , in the day when they were created.
    (5.2) “He … called their name Adam.” God created a man and a woman, and he “called their name Adam.” So the woman’s name was Adam, too!
    3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
    4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
    (5.4) “And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters.” Finally, sometime in the next 800 years, Adam begat some daughters. These nameless ones are the first (and nearly the last) girls to be born in the Bible.
    5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years : and he died.
    (5.5-32) The amazingly long lives of the patriarchs
    (5.5) “All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years.” Adam finally dies—930 years after eating from the tree of knowledge, contrary to God’s false prophecy that Adam would die the day that he ate the forbidden fruit (2.17).
    6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
    7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and