Why did the question of Cain’s wife come up at the famous Scopes trial?
One of the questions Darrow asked was, “Who was Cain’s wife?” Since the Bible teaches that God created only one man and one woman to start with and Genesis only specifically lists three names for Adam and Eve’s children (all sons), non-Christians have repeatedly asked where Cain got his wife in attempts to stump Christians and mock the Bible. Sadly, Bryan, a Christian, let Bible-believers down. He didn’t have an answer. What a difference it would have made if he had explained that Genesis 5:4 teaches that Adam and Eve had sons and daughters—and that the law against close relatives marrying didn’t come until the time of Moses (Leviticus 18–20). Learn the lesson of the Scopes trial: be able to give answers when people question your faith!
