"Then God blessed them, and God said to them, be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it." Gen.1:28a
It seems silly to think that Adam and Eve, who lived over 900 years, only had three children. Cain, Abel, and Seth.
"After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters." Gen.5:4
Listen, Adam and Eve had many children, but only through Seth is the line to Christ preserved. Cain had many children, Seth had many children. And so on. And there are vast periods of time between events in the Bible. From Cain to Seth was about 100 years. You can have a lot of children in 100 years.
This is another reason why the Bible is no good as a science book. It only covers things that point to Christ.
And BTW, by the time Cain left and got married, there were plenty of offspring to populate the area. They were all related, but not close enough to cause problems.
We get into trouble trying to fit a big God into our small world view.
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