One thing that we must always keep in mind is that the bible is strictly focused on God, not on history. The Bible is God's word to humanity. The Bible tells us how Christ got here and why he came and how God worked through human history to bring bout redemption.
There is history in the Bible but it is not a history book. You can go crazy trying to make historical sense out of the Biblical record. There may be benefit in speculation over what is not written and recorded but the focus of the Bible is so clear and easy to understand that we are without excuse.
It does not matter where Cain got his wife or how long it took Noah to build the ark or why God did not criticize Abraham for not defending his wife's honor. Do we really need to know if Paul was married or how did men travel and ignore their families?
God had a plan before the world began. We are involved in some kind of eternal Divine drama. We have to take the bible for what it is and not try to force onto it more than is there. It is only required that we be faithful to what we know and leave the rest to God.
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