The Serpent’s Seed

Genesis 2:8  And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:9  And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:10  And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Genesis 2:11  The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis 2:12  And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Genesis 2:13  And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
Genesis 2:14  And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Genesis 2:15  And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Genesis 2:16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 2:17  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

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In verse 2:17 above is where GOD gives Adam the command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and at this point in time Eve has not been created.
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Genesis 2:18  And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:19  And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis 2:20  And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:21  And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 2:22  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

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In verse 2:22 above, GOD creates Eve. Keep in mind the sequence. The warning not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was given to Adam before Eve was created. Does this mean that Eve knows about the warning because Adam warned her?
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Genesis 2:23  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Genesis 2:24  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 2:25  And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

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Verse 2:25 shows that Adam and Eve knew they were naked, but there was nothing wrong with that. They had no bad or nasty thoughts regarding it. They weren’t ashamed to be naked. Keep in mind however, the context. In just about any culture, if a man and a woman are hanging out together naked in a garden, the first thoughts that will enter a person’s mind are going to be nasty thoughts. But Adam and Eve weren’t ashamed, why? Could it be because they were innocent? Sometimes I wonder if when a fine young man meets his first love and it somehow leads to intimacy, whether that saying people have where they say: “He lost his innocence” could somehow relate to these verses. They do seem to change and they are never the same after that.
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Genesis 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

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I’ve seen too many people get shocked when they realize that the serpent is not an actual snake. People need to realize that the Bible uses many models, types, and metaphors to teach The WORD Of GOD. Learn how to read GOD’S WORD so that you can open those eyes and see, and open those ears so you can understand.

Revelation 12:9  And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The serpent that was in the garden with Adam and Eve was not a snake. It was a very powerful and beautiful archangel.

Ezekiel 28:14  Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 28:15  Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Ezekiel 28:16  By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 28:17  Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
Ezekiel 28:18  Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
Ezekiel 28:19  All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
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Genesis 3:2  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Genesis 3:3  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch H5060 it, lest ye die.

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Now let's compare what GOD said to Adam with what Eve said to the serpent:

Genesis 2:16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 2:17  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Keeping in mind that GOD gave the command to Adam before Eve was created, and comparing what GOD said to Adam with what Eve said to the serpent, Eve added:

“Neither shall ye touch H5060 it,”

Let’s look at the important part of this added statement and see if we can tell what the conversation between Eve and the serpent was about.

H5060
נָגַע
nâga‛
naw gah'
A primitive root; properly to touch, that is, lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication to reach (figuratively to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.):  beat, (X be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

A euphemism is the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. So, in this case, “shall ye touch” is used in place of “to lie with a woman” because “shall ye touch” is less offensive, harsh, or blunt. There is no reason to use this phrase as a euphemism unless that is what was occurring.

The angel known as the dragon, the serpent, and satan was in the process of seducing Eve into sexual relations.
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Genesis 3:4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Genesis 3:5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Genesis 3:6  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

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So Eve did partake of that tree, and she gave also to her husband with her. What Adam’s part in this has to be determined by the reader, but keep in mind that the serpent (deceiver) is a powerful angel and could likely take any form he wished. It is also not beyond the scope of possibility that Adam’s part may have been unnatural if you consider how it has become more prevalent at these end times for even the society to support unnatural relationships.

The reason the devil would want to perform such a dastardly act is because he knew (considering his intelligence) that the purpose for man to come to the flesh was that GOD would send HIS only begotten SON to save HIS children and in the process destroy he who had the power of death, that is to say, the devil. The devil would know that the seedline to CHRIST would be through Adam and Eve and his purpose would be to stop that from happening. When this terrible act did not succeed, the fallen angels of Genesis six tried to stop the seedline also; again without success.
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Genesis 3:7  And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

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Adam and Eve’s eyes were opened. Now they knew they were naked; now they were ashamed. What is it that takes away that innocence? Was it supernatural, or is it something built in to our being? I have never seen anyone that did not change when that time came. There are many types of fruit in life, but what it all comes down to is good fruit and bad fruit. Adam and Eve sewed themselves fig leaves to cover their genitals with an apron. And so, starts the parable of the fig tree. They did not cover their mouths. The fruit that they had eaten was something that would change everything for them from that point on. It would also change everything for every man, woman, and child that would ever pass through the veil to this side of existence. Fortunately, we have a wonderful FATHER that is more than capable to bring those children who love HIM home.
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Genesis 3:8  And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9  And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 3:10  And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Genesis 3:11  And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Genesis 3:12  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:13  And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled H5377 me, and I did eat.

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H5377
נָשָׁא
nâshâ'
naw shaw'
A primitive root; to lead astray, that is, (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce:  beguile, deceive, X greatly, X utterly.

2 Corinthians 11:3  But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled G1818 Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

G1818
ἐξαπατάω
exapataō
ex ap at ah' o
From G1537 and G538; to seduce wholly:  beguile, deceive.

Sometimes we need to look in other places in Scripture to put together a better understanding of the subject matter. Considering the verse 2 Corinthians 11:3 and the previous context, we can see that satan wholly seduced Eve, which means he convinced her to have sexual intercourse.
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Genesis 3:14  And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

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Because the devil has done this immoral act, he is bitterly cursed to be in a state of degradation for all the days of his life.
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Genesis 3:15  And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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And GOD will put hatred or hostility between the serpent (devil) and the woman, and between the devil’s seed (offspring, children) and the woman’s seed (offspring, children); the woman’s offspring (which leads to JESUS) shall bruise the devil’s head, and the devil shall bruise HIS heel. The bruising of JESUS heel took place at the CROSS. The bruising of the devil’s head will happen at the end time hour of temptation when the bruisers, also known as the ships of chittim bring down the devil’s system. The final result will be when the devil is cast into the lake of fire.

I will show Genesis 3:15 from the New Living Translation as an example of how some Bibles translate this verse correctly. This is by no means an endorsement of the New Living Translation:

New Living Translation
Genesis 3:15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
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Genesis 3:16  Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow H6093 and thy conception H2032; in sorrow H6089 thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

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H6093
עִצָּבוֹן
‛itstsâbôn
iIts tsaw bone'
From H6087; worrisomeness, that is, labor or pain:  sorrow, toil.

H2032
הֵרָיוֹן    הֵרוֹן
hêrôn    hêrâyôn
hay rone', hay raw yone'
From H2029; pregnancy:  conception.

H6089
עֶצֶב
‛etseb
eh' tseb
From H6087; an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind):  grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.

New Living Translation
Genesis 3:16 Then he said to the woman, I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.

By understanding context it can be seen that the subject of what happened between Eve and the serpent (devil) is sexually related. If the context of seed was symbolic or if the tree were literal, then the punishment would also be symbolic or the punishment would have been related to actual food. GOD did not say that because you have eaten of this tree you can no longer eat oranges. HE said because you have done this (had intercourse), your fertility will increase and you will have pain when delivering children.
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Genesis 3:17  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 3:18  Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Genesis 3:19  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Genesis 3:20  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Genesis 3:21  Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 3:22  And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:23  Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Genesis 3:24  So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

The serpent’s seed:

Genesis 4:1  And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain H7014, and said H559, I have gotten H7069 a man H376 from 854 the LORD.

See the last note* at the end of this article for my request to you, the reader to collaborate with me on determining why Eve would say: "I have gotten a man from the LORD" in Genesis 4:1.

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H7014
קַיִן
qayin
kah' yin
The same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe: - Cain, Kenite (-s).

H559
אָמַר
'âmar
aw mar'
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):  answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command (ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use [speech], utter, X verily, X yet.

H7069
קָנָה
qânâh
kaw naw'
A primitive root; to erect, that is, create; by extension to procure, especially by purchase (causatively sell); by implication to own:  attain, buy (er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess (or), purchase, recover, redeem, X surely, X verily.

H376
אִישׁ
'ı̂ysh
eesh
Contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.) :  also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, [foot, husband] man, (good, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man [kind], + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso (ever), worthy. Compare H802.

British Dictionary definitions for extant
extant
adjective
still in existence; surviving
archaic standing out; protruding
Word Origin for extant
C16: from Latin exstāns standing out, from exstāre, from stāre to stand

H582
אֱנוֹשׁ
'ĕnôsh
en oshe'
From H605; properly a mortal (and thus differeing from the more dignified H120); hence a man in general (singly or collectively). It is often unexpressed in the English Version, especially when used in apposition with another word:  another, X [blood] thirsty, certain, chap [man], divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some (X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the Engl. version, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare H376.

H854
אֵת
'êth
ayth
Probably from H579; properly nearness (used only as a preposition or adverb), near; hence generally with, by, at, among, etc.:  against, among, before, by, for, from, in (to), (out) of, with. Often with another preposition prefixed.

H579
אָנָה
'ânâh
aw naw'
A primitive root (perhaps rather identical with H578 through the idea of contraction in anguish); to approach; hence to meet in various senses:  befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.

Origin of contraction
1375 to 1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin contractiōn (stem of contractiō), equivalent to contract(us) drawn together, past participle of contrahere (see contract) + iōn ion.

And when did this contraction take place?

Genesis 3:12  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:13  And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:14  And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 3:15  And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Genesis 3:16  Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
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Genesis 4:2  And she again H3254 bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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H3254
יָסַף
yâsaph
yaw saf'
A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing):    add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give moreover, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be [strong] er, X yet, yield.

Scripture says that Adam knew his wife Eve, once when she bare cain and Abel and once when she bare Seth. When she bare cain, she continued in labor and bare Abel also. The two, cain and Abel were twins. But more than this, they were fraternal twins. Adam being the father of Abel, and satan being the father of cain. Take notice that cain is not in Adam’s genealogy. That is because Adam is not the father of cain.

John 8:44  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

1 John 3:11  For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 3:12  Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
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Genesis 4:3  And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Genesis 4:4  And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Genesis 4:5  But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Genesis 4:6  And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:7  If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis 4:8  And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

Genesis 4:9  And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 4:10  And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Genesis 4:11  And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Genesis 4:12  When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Genesis 4:13  And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 4:14  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.
Genesis 4:15  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.

The genealogy of cain

Genesis 4:16  And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Genesis 4:17  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.
Genesis 4:18  And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
Genesis 4:19  And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Genesis 4:20  And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
Genesis 4:21  And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
Genesis 4:22  And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
Genesis 4:23  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.
Genesis 4:24  If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

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To this point, with the death of Abel, the seedline to CHRIST had effectively been stopped. Also notice that murder runs in the seedline of cain. In the following verse, the Seedline to CHRIST resumes because God has appointed Eve another seed instead of Abel, whom cain slew. This time, Eve says that "God has appointed" instead of "I have gotten" a man from the LORD. Eve procured cain, whereas God appointed Seth. The name "Seth" means substituted.
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Genesis 4:25  And Adam knew his wife again; H5750 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.

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The definition of the word "again" in Genesis 4:2 where it states "And she again H3254 bare his brother Abel." has the following definition, which means to continue to do something.

H3254
יָסַף
yâsaph
yaw saf'
A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing):     add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give moreover, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be [strong] er, X yet, yield.
It means that Eve continued in labor to bare Abel. This means that cain and Abel were twins.

In Genesis 4:25, however, where it states: "And Adam knew his wife again; H5750", the word again means to repeat something, not continue in the same thing that you are doing.

H5750
עֹד    עוֹד
‛ôd    ‛ôd
ode, ode
From H5749; properly iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more:  again, X all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further (more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more (over), X once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).

It would not make sense to have two separate definitions for the same word as used in the English language in the same chapter and in different verses of that chapter unless there were two completely different meanings as to what had occurred in those verses.
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Genesis 4:26  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.

The genealogy of Adam

Genesis 5:1  This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis 5:2  Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis 5:3  And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Genesis 5:4  And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:5  And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Genesis 5:6  And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
Genesis 5:7  And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:8  And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
Genesis 5:9  And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
Genesis 5:10  And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:11  And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
Genesis 5:12  And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
Genesis 5:13  And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:14  And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
Genesis 5:15  And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
Genesis 5:16  And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:17  And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
Genesis 5:18  And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
Genesis 5:19  And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:20  And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
Genesis 5:21  And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
Genesis 5:22  And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:23  And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
Genesis 5:24  And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis 5:25  And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
Genesis 5:26  And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:27  And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
Genesis 5:28  And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Genesis 5:29  And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
Genesis 5:30  And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:31  And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
Genesis 5:32  And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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What do you think?

What I'm looking for is the logic of why Eve would say she has gotten a man "from" the LORD in Genesis 4:1. If she is saying cain is "from" the LORD, in what sense could she mean that? Is it possible that Eve was smarter than we give her credit for? If it is in the physical sense, then contraction means birth pains. If it is in the mental sense, then it means she worked it out with GOD by seeking a quarrel. Like a contract, but it also means lamenting. What I mean is that when Eve says "from the LORD", is she saying this because it is GOD that makes the decisions, or is she thinking the baby came from GOD? It's too complicated. The verses in the post still match and leave it up to the reader to perceive what is written, so at least I don't need to change the post. I'm glad I did not elaborate on the meaning in the post, although I don't mind changing it if we come to the TRUTH by logical reasoning. The whole post is good, but "from" in that verse throws a wrench into the details. Here is that part separated from the post if anyone wants to help me with it:

Genesis 4:1  And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from H854 the LORD.

H854
אֵת
'êth
ayth
Probably from H579; properly nearness (used only as a preposition or adverb), near; hence generally with, by, at, among, etc.:  against, among, before, by, for, from, in (to), (out) of, with. Often with another preposition prefixed.

H579
אָנָה
'ânâh
aw naw'
A primitive root (perhaps rather identical with H578 through the idea of contraction in anguish); to approach; hence to meet in various senses:  befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.

H578
אָנָה
'ânâh
aw naw'
A primitive root; to groan:  lament, mourn.

If the context in which Eve said "from" was in the sense of either wanting to keep the baby, or not wanting to keep the baby, then it means that Eve knew what she was doing, at least after her eyes were opened. Can "You", the reader also look at this? It can't be that Eve thought the serpent was GOD because she was having a conversation with the serpent about what GOD had said.
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The Serpent’s Seed

Genesis 2:8  And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:9  And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:10  And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Genesis 2:11  The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis 2:12  And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Genesis 2:13  And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
Genesis 2:14  And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Genesis 2:15  And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Genesis 2:16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 2:17  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

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In verse 2:17 above is where GOD gives Adam the command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and at this point in time Eve has not been created.
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Genesis 2:18  And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:19  And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis 2:20  And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:21  And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 2:22  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

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In verse 2:22 above, GOD creates Eve. Keep in mind the sequence. The warning not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was given to Adam before Eve was created. Does this mean that Eve knows about the warning because Adam warned her?
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Genesis 2:23  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Genesis 2:24  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 2:25  And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

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Verse 2:25 shows that Adam and Eve knew they were naked, but there was nothing wrong with that. They had no bad or nasty thoughts regarding it. They weren’t ashamed to be naked. Keep in mind however, the context. In just about any culture, if a man and a woman are hanging out together naked in a garden, the first thoughts that will enter a person’s mind are going to be nasty thoughts. But Adam and Eve weren’t ashamed, why? Could it be because they were innocent? Sometimes I wonder if when a fine young man meets his first love and it somehow leads to intimacy, whether that saying people have where they say: “He lost his innocence” could somehow relate to these verses. They do seem to change and they are never the same after that.
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Genesis 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

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I’ve seen too many people get shocked when they realize that the serpent is not an actual snake. People need to realize that the Bible uses many models, types, and metaphors to teach The WORD Of GOD. Learn how to read GOD’S WORD so that you can open those eyes and see, and open those ears so you can understand.

Revelation 12:9  And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The serpent that was in the garden with Adam and Eve was not a snake. It was a very powerful and beautiful archangel.

Ezekiel 28:14  Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 28:15  Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Ezekiel 28:16  By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 28:17  Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
Ezekiel 28:18  Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
Ezekiel 28:19  All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
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Genesis 3:2  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Genesis 3:3  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch H5060 it, lest ye die.

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Now let's compare what GOD said to Adam with what Eve said to the serpent:

Genesis 2:16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 2:17  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Keeping in mind that GOD gave the command to Adam before Eve was created, and comparing what GOD said to Adam with what Eve said to the serpent, Eve added:

“Neither shall ye touch H5060 it,”

Let’s look at the important part of this added statement and see if we can tell what the conversation between Eve and the serpent was about.

H5060
נָגַע
nâga‛
naw gah'
A primitive root; properly to touch, that is, lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication to reach (figuratively to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.):  beat, (X be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

A euphemism is the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. So, in this case, “shall ye touch” is used in place of “to lie with a woman” because “shall ye touch” is less offensive, harsh, or blunt. There is no reason to use this phrase as a euphemism unless that is what was occurring.

The angel known as the dragon, the serpent, and satan was in the process of seducing Eve into sexual relations.
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Genesis 3:4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Genesis 3:5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Genesis 3:6  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

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So Eve did partake of that tree, and she gave also to her husband with her. What Adam’s part in this has to be determined by the reader, but keep in mind that the serpent (deceiver) is a powerful angel and could likely take any form he wished. It is also not beyond the scope of possibility that Adam’s part may have been unnatural if you consider how it has become more prevalent at these end times for even the society to support unnatural relationships.

The reason the devil would want to perform such a dastardly act is because he knew (considering his intelligence) that the purpose for man to come to the flesh was that GOD would send HIS only begotten SON to save HIS children and in the process destroy he who had the power of death, that is to say, the devil. The devil would know that the seedline to CHRIST would be through Adam and Eve and his purpose would be to stop that from happening. When this terrible act did not succeed, the fallen angels of Genesis six tried to stop the seedline also; again without success.
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Genesis 3:7  And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

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Adam and Eve’s eyes were opened. Now they knew they were naked; now they were ashamed. What is it that takes away that innocence? Was it supernatural, or is it something built in to our being? I have never seen anyone that did not change when that time came. There are many types of fruit in life, but what it all comes down to is good fruit and bad fruit. Adam and Eve sewed themselves fig leaves to cover their genitals with an apron. And so, starts the parable of the fig tree. They did not cover their mouths. The fruit that they had eaten was something that would change everything for them from that point on. It would also change everything for every man, woman, and child that would ever pass through the veil to this side of existence. Fortunately, we have a wonderful FATHER that is more than capable to bring those children who love HIM home.
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Genesis 3:8  And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9  And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 3:10  And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Genesis 3:11  And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Genesis 3:12  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:13  And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled H5377 me, and I did eat.

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H5377
נָשָׁא
nâshâ'
naw shaw'
A primitive root; to lead astray, that is, (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce:  beguile, deceive, X greatly, X utterly.

2 Corinthians 11:3  But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled G1818 Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

G1818
ἐξαπατάω
exapataō
ex ap at ah' o
From G1537 and G538; to seduce wholly:  beguile, deceive.

Sometimes we need to look in other places in Scripture to put together a better understanding of the subject matter. Considering the verse 2 Corinthians 11:3 and the previous context, we can see that satan wholly seduced Eve, which means he convinced her to have sexual intercourse.
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Genesis 3:14  And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

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Because the devil has done this immoral act, he is bitterly cursed to be in a state of degradation for all the days of his life.
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Genesis 3:15  And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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And GOD will put hatred or hostility between the serpent (devil) and the woman, and between the devil’s seed (offspring, children) and the woman’s seed (offspring, children); the woman’s offspring (which leads to JESUS) shall bruise the devil’s head, and the devil shall bruise HIS heel. The bruising of JESUS heel took place at the CROSS. The bruising of the devil’s head will happen at the end time hour of temptation when the bruisers, also known as the ships of chittim bring down the devil’s system. The final result will be when the devil is cast into the lake of fire.

I will show Genesis 3:15 from the New Living Translation as an example of how some Bibles translate this verse correctly. This is by no means an endorsement of the New Living Translation:

New Living Translation
Genesis 3:15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
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Genesis 3:16  Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow H6093 and thy conception H2032; in sorrow H6089 thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

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H6093
עִצָּבוֹן
‛itstsâbôn
iIts tsaw bone'
From H6087; worrisomeness, that is, labor or pain:  sorrow, toil.

H2032
הֵרָיוֹן    הֵרוֹן
hêrôn    hêrâyôn
hay rone', hay raw yone'
From H2029; pregnancy:  conception.

H6089
עֶצֶב
‛etseb
eh' tseb
From H6087; an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind):  grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.

New Living Translation
Genesis 3:16 Then he said to the woman, I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.

By understanding context it can be seen that the subject of what happened between Eve and the serpent (devil) is sexually related. If the context of seed was symbolic or if the tree were literal, then the punishment would also be symbolic or the punishment would have been related to actual food. GOD did not say that because you have eaten of this tree you can no longer eat oranges. HE said because you have done this (had intercourse), your fertility will increase and you will have pain when delivering children.
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Genesis 3:17  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 3:18  Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Genesis 3:19  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Genesis 3:20  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Genesis 3:21  Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 3:22  And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:23  Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Genesis 3:24  So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

The serpent’s seed:

Genesis 4:1  And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain H7014, and said H559, I have gotten H7069 a man H376 from 854 the LORD.

See the last note* at the end of this article for my request to you, the reader to collaborate with me on determining why Eve would say: "I have gotten a man from the LORD" in Genesis 4:1.

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H7014
קַיִן
qayin
kah' yin
The same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe: - Cain, Kenite (-s).

H559
אָמַר
'âmar
aw mar'
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):  answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command (ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use [speech], utter, X verily, X yet.

H7069
קָנָה
qânâh
kaw naw'
A primitive root; to erect, that is, create; by extension to procure, especially by purchase (causatively sell); by implication to own:  attain, buy (er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess (or), purchase, recover, redeem, X surely, X verily.

H376
אִישׁ
'ı̂ysh
eesh
Contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.) :  also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, [foot, husband] man, (good, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man [kind], + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso (ever), worthy. Compare H802.

British Dictionary definitions for extant
extant
adjective
still in existence; surviving
archaic standing out; protruding
Word Origin for extant
C16: from Latin exstāns standing out, from exstāre, from stāre to stand

H582
אֱנוֹשׁ
'ĕnôsh
en oshe'
From H605; properly a mortal (and thus differeing from the more dignified H120); hence a man in general (singly or collectively). It is often unexpressed in the English Version, especially when used in apposition with another word:  another, X [blood] thirsty, certain, chap [man], divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some (X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the Engl. version, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare H376.

H854
אֵת
'êth
ayth
Probably from H579; properly nearness (used only as a preposition or adverb), near; hence generally with, by, at, among, etc.:  against, among, before, by, for, from, in (to), (out) of, with. Often with another preposition prefixed.

H579
אָנָה
'ânâh
aw naw'
A primitive root (perhaps rather identical with H578 through the idea of contraction in anguish); to approach; hence to meet in various senses:  befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.

Origin of contraction
1375 to 1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin contractiōn (stem of contractiō), equivalent to contract(us) drawn together, past participle of contrahere (see contract) + iōn ion.

And when did this contraction take place?

Genesis 3:12  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:13  And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:14  And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 3:15  And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Genesis 3:16  Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
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Genesis 4:2  And she again H3254 bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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H3254
יָסַף
yâsaph
yaw saf'
A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing):    add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give moreover, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be [strong] er, X yet, yield.

Scripture says that Adam knew his wife Eve, once when she bare cain and Abel and once when she bare Seth. When she bare cain, she continued in labor and bare Abel also. The two, cain and Abel were twins. But more than this, they were fraternal twins. Adam being the father of Abel, and satan being the father of cain. Take notice that cain is not in Adam’s genealogy. That is because Adam is not the father of cain.

John 8:44  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

1 John 3:11  For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 3:12  Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
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Genesis 4:3  And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Genesis 4:4  And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Genesis 4:5  But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Genesis 4:6  And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:7  If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis 4:8  And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

Genesis 4:9  And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 4:10  And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Genesis 4:11  And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Genesis 4:12  When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Genesis 4:13  And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 4:14  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.
Genesis 4:15  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.

The genealogy of cain

Genesis 4:16  And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Genesis 4:17  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.
Genesis 4:18  And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
Genesis 4:19  And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Genesis 4:20  And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
Genesis 4:21  And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
Genesis 4:22  And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
Genesis 4:23  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.
Genesis 4:24  If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

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To this point, with the death of Abel, the seedline to CHRIST had effectively been stopped. Also notice that murder runs in the seedline of cain. In the following verse, the Seedline to CHRIST resumes because God has appointed Eve another seed instead of Abel, whom cain slew. This time, Eve says that "God has appointed" instead of "I have gotten" a man from the LORD. Eve procured cain, whereas God appointed Seth. The name "Seth" means substituted.
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Genesis 4:25  And Adam knew his wife again; H5750 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.

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The definition of the word "again" in Genesis 4:2 where it states "And she again H3254 bare his brother Abel." has the following definition, which means to continue to do something.

H3254
יָסַף
yâsaph
yaw saf'
A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing):     add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give moreover, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be [strong] er, X yet, yield.
It means that Eve continued in labor to bare Abel. This means that cain and Abel were twins.

In Genesis 4:25, however, where it states: "And Adam knew his wife again; H5750", the word again means to repeat something, not continue in the same thing that you are doing.

H5750
עֹד    עוֹד
‛ôd    ‛ôd
ode, ode
From H5749; properly iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more:  again, X all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further (more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more (over), X once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).

It would not make sense to have two separate definitions for the same word as used in the English language in the same chapter and in different verses of that chapter unless there were two completely different meanings as to what had occurred in those verses.
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Genesis 4:26  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.

The genealogy of Adam

Genesis 5:1  This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis 5:2  Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis 5:3  And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Genesis 5:4  And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:5  And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Genesis 5:6  And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
Genesis 5:7  And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:8  And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
Genesis 5:9  And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
Genesis 5:10  And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:11  And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
Genesis 5:12  And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
Genesis 5:13  And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:14  And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
Genesis 5:15  And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
Genesis 5:16  And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:17  And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
Genesis 5:18  And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
Genesis 5:19  And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:20  And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
Genesis 5:21  And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
Genesis 5:22  And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:23  And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
Genesis 5:24  And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis 5:25  And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
Genesis 5:26  And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:27  And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
Genesis 5:28  And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Genesis 5:29  And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
Genesis 5:30  And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:31  And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
Genesis 5:32  And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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What do you think?

What I'm looking for is the logic of why Eve would say she has gotten a man "from" the LORD in Genesis 4:1. If she is saying cain is "from" the LORD, in what sense could she mean that? Is it possible that Eve was smarter than we give her credit for? If it is in the physical sense, then contraction means birth pains. If it is in the mental sense, then it means she worked it out with GOD by seeking a quarrel. Like a contract, but it also means lamenting. What I mean is that when Eve says "from the LORD", is she saying this because it is GOD that makes the decisions, or is she thinking the baby came from GOD? It's too complicated. The verses in the post still match and leave it up to the reader to perceive what is written, so at least I don't need to change the post. I'm glad I did not elaborate on the meaning in the post, although I don't mind changing it if we come to the TRUTH by logical reasoning. The whole post is good, but "from" in that verse throws a wrench into the details. Here is that part separated from the post if anyone wants to help me with it:

Genesis 4:1  And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from H854 the LORD.

H854
אֵת
'êth
ayth
Probably from H579; properly nearness (used only as a preposition or adverb), near; hence generally with, by, at, among, etc.:  against, among, before, by, for, from, in (to), (out) of, with. Often with another preposition prefixed.

H579
אָנָה
'ânâh
aw naw'
A primitive root (perhaps rather identical with H578 through the idea of contraction in anguish); to approach; hence to meet in various senses:  befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.

H578
אָנָה
'ânâh
aw naw'
A primitive root; to groan:  lament, mourn.

If the context in which Eve said "from" was in the sense of either wanting to keep the baby, or not wanting to keep the baby, then it means that Eve knew what she was doing, at least after her eyes were opened. Can "You", the reader also look at this? It can't be that Eve thought the serpent was GOD because she was having a conversation with the serpent about what GOD had said.
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The Serpent’s Seed

Genesis 2:8  And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:9  And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:10  And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Genesis 2:11  The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis 2:12  And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Genesis 2:13  And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
Genesis 2:14  And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Genesis 2:15  And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Genesis 2:16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 2:17  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

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In verse 2:17 above is where GOD gives Adam the command not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and at this point in time Eve has not been created.
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Genesis 2:18  And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:19  And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis 2:20  And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:21  And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 2:22  And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

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In verse 2:22 above, GOD creates Eve. Keep in mind the sequence. The warning not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was given to Adam before Eve was created. Does this mean that Eve knows about the warning because Adam warned her?
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Genesis 2:23  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Genesis 2:24  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 2:25  And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

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Verse 2:25 shows that Adam and Eve knew they were naked, but there was nothing wrong with that. They had no bad or nasty thoughts regarding it. They weren’t ashamed to be naked. Keep in mind however, the context. In just about any culture, if a man and a woman are hanging out together naked in a garden, the first thoughts that will enter a person’s mind are going to be nasty thoughts. But Adam and Eve weren’t ashamed, why? Could it be because they were innocent? Sometimes I wonder if when a fine young man meets his first love and it somehow leads to intimacy, whether that saying people have where they say: “He lost his innocence” could somehow relate to these verses. They do seem to change and they are never the same after that.
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Genesis 3:1  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

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I’ve seen too many people get shocked when they realize that the serpent is not an actual snake. People need to realize that the Bible uses many models, types, and metaphors to teach The WORD Of GOD. Learn how to read GOD’S WORD so that you can open those eyes and see, and open those ears so you can understand.

Revelation 12:9  And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The serpent that was in the garden with Adam and Eve was not a snake. It was a very powerful and beautiful archangel.

Ezekiel 28:14  Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 28:15  Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Ezekiel 28:16  By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 28:17  Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
Ezekiel 28:18  Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
Ezekiel 28:19  All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
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Genesis 3:2  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Genesis 3:3  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch H5060 it, lest ye die.

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Now let's compare what GOD said to Adam with what Eve said to the serpent:

Genesis 2:16  And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 2:17  But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Keeping in mind that GOD gave the command to Adam before Eve was created, and comparing what GOD said to Adam with what Eve said to the serpent, Eve added:

“Neither shall ye touch H5060 it,”

Let’s look at the important part of this added statement and see if we can tell what the conversation between Eve and the serpent was about.

H5060
נָגַע
nâga‛
naw gah'
A primitive root; properly to touch, that is, lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication to reach (figuratively to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.):  beat, (X be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.

A euphemism is the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. So, in this case, “shall ye touch” is used in place of “to lie with a woman” because “shall ye touch” is less offensive, harsh, or blunt. There is no reason to use this phrase as a euphemism unless that is what was occurring.

The angel known as the dragon, the serpent, and satan was in the process of seducing Eve into sexual relations.
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Genesis 3:4  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Genesis 3:5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Genesis 3:6  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

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So Eve did partake of that tree, and she gave also to her husband with her. What Adam’s part in this has to be determined by the reader, but keep in mind that the serpent (deceiver) is a powerful angel and could likely take any form he wished. It is also not beyond the scope of possibility that Adam’s part may have been unnatural if you consider how it has become more prevalent at these end times for even the society to support unnatural relationships.

The reason the devil would want to perform such a dastardly act is because he knew (considering his intelligence) that the purpose for man to come to the flesh was that GOD would send HIS only begotten SON to save HIS children and in the process destroy he who had the power of death, that is to say, the devil. The devil would know that the seedline to CHRIST would be through Adam and Eve and his purpose would be to stop that from happening. When this terrible act did not succeed, the fallen angels of Genesis six tried to stop the seedline also; again without success.
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Genesis 3:7  And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

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Adam and Eve’s eyes were opened. Now they knew they were naked; now they were ashamed. What is it that takes away that innocence? Was it supernatural, or is it something built in to our being? I have never seen anyone that did not change when that time came. There are many types of fruit in life, but what it all comes down to is good fruit and bad fruit. Adam and Eve sewed themselves fig leaves to cover their genitals with an apron. And so, starts the parable of the fig tree. They did not cover their mouths. The fruit that they had eaten was something that would change everything for them from that point on. It would also change everything for every man, woman, and child that would ever pass through the veil to this side of existence. Fortunately, we have a wonderful FATHER that is more than capable to bring those children who love HIM home.
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Genesis 3:8  And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9  And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 3:10  And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Genesis 3:11  And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Genesis 3:12  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:13  And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled H5377 me, and I did eat.

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H5377
נָשָׁא
nâshâ'
naw shaw'
A primitive root; to lead astray, that is, (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce:  beguile, deceive, X greatly, X utterly.

2 Corinthians 11:3  But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled G1818 Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

G1818
ἐξαπατάω
exapataō
ex ap at ah' o
From G1537 and G538; to seduce wholly:  beguile, deceive.

Sometimes we need to look in other places in Scripture to put together a better understanding of the subject matter. Considering the verse 2 Corinthians 11:3 and the previous context, we can see that satan wholly seduced Eve, which means he convinced her to have sexual intercourse.
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Genesis 3:14  And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

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Because the devil has done this immoral act, he is bitterly cursed to be in a state of degradation for all the days of his life.
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Genesis 3:15  And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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And GOD will put hatred or hostility between the serpent (devil) and the woman, and between the devil’s seed (offspring, children) and the woman’s seed (offspring, children); the woman’s offspring (which leads to JESUS) shall bruise the devil’s head, and the devil shall bruise HIS heel. The bruising of JESUS heel took place at the CROSS. The bruising of the devil’s head will happen at the end time hour of temptation when the bruisers, also known as the ships of chittim bring down the devil’s system. The final result will be when the devil is cast into the lake of fire.

I will show Genesis 3:15 from the New Living Translation as an example of how some Bibles translate this verse correctly. This is by no means an endorsement of the New Living Translation:

New Living Translation
Genesis 3:15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
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Genesis 3:16  Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow H6093 and thy conception H2032; in sorrow H6089 thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

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H6093
עִצָּבוֹן
‛itstsâbôn
iIts tsaw bone'
From H6087; worrisomeness, that is, labor or pain:  sorrow, toil.

H2032
הֵרָיוֹן    הֵרוֹן
hêrôn    hêrâyôn
hay rone', hay raw yone'
From H2029; pregnancy:  conception.

H6089
עֶצֶב
‛etseb
eh' tseb
From H6087; an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind):  grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.

New Living Translation
Genesis 3:16 Then he said to the woman, I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.

By understanding context it can be seen that the subject of what happened between Eve and the serpent (devil) is sexually related. If the context of seed was symbolic or if the tree were literal, then the punishment would also be symbolic or the punishment would have been related to actual food. GOD did not say that because you have eaten of this tree you can no longer eat oranges. HE said because you have done this (had intercourse), your fertility will increase and you will have pain when delivering children.
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Genesis 3:17  And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 3:18  Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Genesis 3:19  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Genesis 3:20  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Genesis 3:21  Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 3:22  And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:23  Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Genesis 3:24  So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

The serpent’s seed:

Genesis 4:1  And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain H7014, and said H559, I have gotten H7069 a man H376 from 854 the LORD.

See the last note* at the end of this article for my request to you, the reader to collaborate with me on determining why Eve would say: "I have gotten a man from the LORD" in Genesis 4:1.

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H7014
קַיִן
qayin
kah' yin
The same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe: - Cain, Kenite (-s).

H559
אָמַר
'âmar
aw mar'
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):  answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command (ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use [speech], utter, X verily, X yet.

H7069
קָנָה
qânâh
kaw naw'
A primitive root; to erect, that is, create; by extension to procure, especially by purchase (causatively sell); by implication to own:  attain, buy (er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess (or), purchase, recover, redeem, X surely, X verily.

H376
אִישׁ
'ı̂ysh
eesh
Contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.) :  also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, [foot, husband] man, (good, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man [kind], + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso (ever), worthy. Compare H802.

British Dictionary definitions for extant
extant
adjective
still in existence; surviving
archaic standing out; protruding
Word Origin for extant
C16: from Latin exstāns standing out, from exstāre, from stāre to stand

H582
אֱנוֹשׁ
'ĕnôsh
en oshe'
From H605; properly a mortal (and thus differeing from the more dignified H120); hence a man in general (singly or collectively). It is often unexpressed in the English Version, especially when used in apposition with another word:  another, X [blood] thirsty, certain, chap [man], divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some (X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the Engl. version, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare H376.

H854
אֵת
'êth
ayth
Probably from H579; properly nearness (used only as a preposition or adverb), near; hence generally with, by, at, among, etc.:  against, among, before, by, for, from, in (to), (out) of, with. Often with another preposition prefixed.

H579
אָנָה
'ânâh
aw naw'
A primitive root (perhaps rather identical with H578 through the idea of contraction in anguish); to approach; hence to meet in various senses:  befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.

Origin of contraction
1375 to 1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin contractiōn (stem of contractiō), equivalent to contract(us) drawn together, past participle of contrahere (see contract) + iōn ion.

And when did this contraction take place?

Genesis 3:12  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:13  And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:14  And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 3:15  And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Genesis 3:16  Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
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Genesis 4:2  And she again H3254 bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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H3254
יָסַף
yâsaph
yaw saf'
A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing):    add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give moreover, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be [strong] er, X yet, yield.

Scripture says that Adam knew his wife Eve, once when she bare cain and Abel and once when she bare Seth. When she bare cain, she continued in labor and bare Abel also. The two, cain and Abel were twins. But more than this, they were fraternal twins. Adam being the father of Abel, and satan being the father of cain. Take notice that cain is not in Adam’s genealogy. That is because Adam is not the father of cain.

John 8:44  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

1 John 3:11  For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 3:12  Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
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Genesis 4:3  And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Genesis 4:4  And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Genesis 4:5  But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Genesis 4:6  And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:7  If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis 4:8  And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

Genesis 4:9  And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 4:10  And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Genesis 4:11  And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Genesis 4:12  When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Genesis 4:13  And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 4:14  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.
Genesis 4:15  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.

The genealogy of cain

Genesis 4:16  And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Genesis 4:17  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.
Genesis 4:18  And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
Genesis 4:19  And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Genesis 4:20  And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
Genesis 4:21  And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
Genesis 4:22  And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
Genesis 4:23  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.
Genesis 4:24  If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

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To this point, with the death of Abel, the seedline to CHRIST had effectively been stopped. Also notice that murder runs in the seedline of cain. In the following verse, the Seedline to CHRIST resumes because God has appointed Eve another seed instead of Abel, whom cain slew. This time, Eve says that "God has appointed" instead of "I have gotten" a man from the LORD. Eve procured cain, whereas God appointed Seth. The name "Seth" means substituted.
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Genesis 4:25  And Adam knew his wife again; H5750 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.

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The definition of the word "again" in Genesis 4:2 where it states "And she again H3254 bare his brother Abel." has the following definition, which means to continue to do something.

H3254
יָסַף
yâsaph
yaw saf'
A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing):     add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed, X further, X gather together, get more, give moreover, X henceforth, increase (more and more), join, X longer (bring, do, make, much, put), X (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be [strong] er, X yet, yield.
It means that Eve continued in labor to bare Abel. This means that cain and Abel were twins.

In Genesis 4:25, however, where it states: "And Adam knew his wife again; H5750", the word again means to repeat something, not continue in the same thing that you are doing.

H5750
עֹד    עוֹד
‛ôd    ‛ôd
ode, ode
From H5749; properly iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more:  again, X all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further (more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more (over), X once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).

It would not make sense to have two separate definitions for the same word as used in the English language in the same chapter and in different verses of that chapter unless there were two completely different meanings as to what had occurred in those verses.
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Genesis 4:26  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.

The genealogy of Adam

Genesis 5:1  This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis 5:2  Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis 5:3  And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Genesis 5:4  And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:5  And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Genesis 5:6  And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:
Genesis 5:7  And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:8  And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
Genesis 5:9  And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
Genesis 5:10  And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:11  And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
Genesis 5:12  And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:
Genesis 5:13  And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:14  And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
Genesis 5:15  And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:
Genesis 5:16  And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:17  And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
Genesis 5:18  And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
Genesis 5:19  And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:20  And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
Genesis 5:21  And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
Genesis 5:22  And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:23  And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
Genesis 5:24  And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis 5:25  And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
Genesis 5:26  And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:27  And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
Genesis 5:28  And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Genesis 5:29  And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
Genesis 5:30  And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:31  And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
Genesis 5:32  And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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What do you think?

What I'm looking for is the logic of why Eve would say she has gotten a man "from" the LORD in Genesis 4:1. If she is saying cain is "from" the LORD, in what sense could she mean that? Is it possible that Eve was smarter than we give her credit for? If it is in the physical sense, then contraction means birth pains. If it is in the mental sense, then it means she worked it out with GOD by seeking a quarrel. Like a contract, but it also means lamenting. What I mean is that when Eve says "from the LORD", is she saying this because it is GOD that makes the decisions, or is she thinking the baby came from GOD? It's too complicated. The verses in the post still match and leave it up to the reader to perceive what is written, so at least I don't need to change the post. I'm glad I did not elaborate on the meaning in the post, although I don't mind changing it if we come to the TRUTH by logical reasoning. The whole post is good, but "from" in that verse throws a wrench into the details. Here is that part separated from the post if anyone wants to help me with it:

Genesis 4:1  And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from H854 the LORD.

H854
אֵת
'êth
ayth
Probably from H579; properly nearness (used only as a preposition or adverb), near; hence generally with, by, at, among, etc.:  against, among, before, by, for, from, in (to), (out) of, with. Often with another preposition prefixed.

H579
אָנָה
'ânâh
aw naw'
A primitive root (perhaps rather identical with H578 through the idea of contraction in anguish); to approach; hence to meet in various senses:  befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.

H578
אָנָה
'ânâh
aw naw'
A primitive root; to groan:  lament, mourn.

If the context in which Eve said "from" was in the sense of either wanting to keep the baby, or not wanting to keep the baby, then it means that Eve knew what she was doing, at least after her eyes were opened. Can "You", the reader also look at this? It can't be that Eve thought the serpent was GOD because she was having a conversation with the serpent about what GOD had said.
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