Did God create Adam & Eve being that there were already people on Earth?

[NConly]

2 hours ago, Marathoner said:

I don't hold that particular belief. Rather, I'm familiar with some arguments forwarded by those who do. 

thanks it just came to mind as a question.

[other one]

3 hours ago, Marathoner said:

I suspect that a certain passage in Genesis 4 is the basis of that belief, my friend. Specifically,

Then Cain left the presence of the Lord, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son. (Genesis 4:16-17 NASB)

well considering the life spans of those at the time and we do not have any real dates of it, it may well have been his sister.

[Luther]

5 hours ago, NConly said:

Is it possible that Adam and Eve had many kids that moved away

Gen 5

4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

Yes. The likelihood is that A&E had many children before Cain and Abel. 

[Vine Abider]

1 hour ago, Luther said:

Yes. The likelihood is that A&E had many children before Cain and Abel. 

What is the basis of this idea?  Genesis 4:1-4 looks like Cain and Able were the first two to be born - is there some specific place that says otherwise?

[Luther]

15 minutes ago, Vine Abider said:

What is the basis of this idea?  Genesis 4:1-4 looks like Cain and Able were the first two to be born - is there some specific place that says otherwise?

 

Genesis 4:14-17 KJV

Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

[15] And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

[16] And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

[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.

After reading this it seems like there is a population already. 

But then again:

Genesis 4:1 KJV

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

So it sounds like Cain was the first male born to Eve. 

I really can't commit to either teaching. But I just don't believe that there were humans on earth before Adam and Eve .

[Marston]

9 minutes ago, Luther said:

I really can't commit to either teaching. But I just don't believe that there were humans on earth before Adam and Eve .

Genesis 1 describes God creating humans on Earth.

Genesis 2 describes God creating Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. 

Evidently, Adam & Eve came after the first humans. 

[Marston]

Many have difficulty accepting doctrinal changes to what they were taught since Sunday School, no matter what the scriptures say. We were all taught, erroneously, that Adam and Eve were the first but that is CLEARLY not the case based on the scriptures. Nevertheless, what most people learned in Sunday School trumps anything the Bible says.

I don't have that problem because I left Catholicism years ago and have deconstructed many unbiblical myths. 

[enoob57]

2 minutes ago, Marston said:

that Adam and Eve were the first but that is CLEARLY not the case based on the scriptures.

Well, that is what Adam claimed
Genesis 3:20 (KJV)

[20] And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

So, if there were any prior to Eve this would be a lie .... Scripture tells us 
Genesis 2:18 (KJV)

[18] And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

God clearly says Adam was alone... no others existed or this would be false statement

Biblically there is no such thing you are claiming...

[Marston]

10 minutes ago, enoob57 said:

Well, that is what Adam claimed
Genesis 3:20 (KJV)

[20] And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

So, if there were any prior to Eve this would be a lie .... Scripture tells us 
Genesis 2:18 (KJV)

[18] And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

 

God clearly says Adam was alone... no others existed or this would be false statement

Biblically there is no such thing you are claiming...

 

Ok then Genesis 1 is inaccurate.

[Luther]

32 minutes ago, Marston said:

Genesis 1 describes God creating humans on Earth.

Genesis 2 describes God creating Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. 

Evidently, Adam & Eve came after the first humans. 

You said: " Evidently, Adam & Eve came after the first humans."

According to scripture that's not true:

1 Corinthians 15:45 KJV

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.