[presently no screen name]

that God created men and women, of all races on the 6th day,

NO - just Adam and Eve, first Adam and then Eve. Just two singular people like you quote. And Adam and Eve had children and so the human race continued.

on the 7th day He rested..

YES

and then continued on to an 8th day, and created Adam and Eve,

No, He completed it all at the end of the sixth day and rested on the 7th. No 8th day to creation, finished it all the end of the sixth day.

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested [a] from all his work.

And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

Adam was the very first human created

YES. Adam was the very first.

which is it?...were many men and women of several races created first

No. He created Adam, then Eve and they had children and started the human race.

or were Adam and Eve the first created humans....

YES, you have it, that's it. Adam first, then Eve on the sixth day. All creation was completed the end of the sixth day, rested on the seventh.

[andysandmikesmom]

I dont have a lot of time today to enjoy this discussion, and I need more time to digest and study what the both of you are saying...however, I will notice that the two of you have quite opposing ideas, concerning the book of Genesis, and yet you both use the book of Genesis as your reference and authority for what you are saying...which of course, leads me to wonder which of the two scenarios is correct...but please, each one of you, please contrast your own scenario with the others scenario and see where the differences lie...

I am not a Biblical scholar, and probably have not studied the Bible as thoroughly or completely as either one of you may have done...so you can see where my confusion lies...two different scenarios, but both using the book of Genesis as reference and authority...

I find all this quite fascinating, and would be appreciative of any remarks you may have to make concerning this, and also if the two of you, could perhaps even discuss this between each other, so that I can see where each of you is drawing different meanings out of the same passages...

The greatest contrast I can see is between post 1157, by JustMyThoughts, and then post 1168 by Presently No Screen Name....these two posts dont agree with each other at all, and yet both posts are based on the same passages in Genesis...

I know this is quite a bit to ask, but I appreciate any input either one of you may have...

Thanks in advance...

Thanks..