Did God Create Other People In Addition To Adam And Eve?

Did God Create Other People In Addition To Adam And Eve? Brethren, there are no indications in the Bible to make us think or believe that the Lord God created any humans other than Adam and Eve. A brief Biblical account of creation in Genesis 2 reads, “This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven. Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground. Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed… Then the LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.’ …So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man” (Genesis 2:4-8, 18, 21-22). This Scripture clearly answers our question.

Take note of Genesis 2:5 which says, “Now no shrub of the field was yet on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.” From the Scripture that says “…and there was no man to cultivate the ground,” it is a clear fact that before the creation of Adam and Eve, there were no humans in existence. Also notice the Scripture that says, “There He placed the man whom He had formed.” Behold, it talks just of the one “man” and not the “men.” And this one man, Adam was alone (Genesis 2:18) so God made a woman out of his rib to be his companion. All other human beings have descended from these two original people whom the Lord God created.

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