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"I suppose if you ignore all available archaeological and historical proof that's possible. Every historian to date that I am aware of who set out to disprove it ended up believing it."

Every archaeological and historical proof was written by unaware and superstitious men, especially cuneiform tablets of ancient history. Please give me references of which historians came to believe and why.

The importance to me is the timeline of what was written in Genesis. It doesn't work. But then, some suggest much of the Bible is metaphoric. Okay, but metaphors are subject to interpretation. Therein lies my ultimate quandry, not to mention. There is NO proof that any of Genesis actually occured.

Thank you for addressing the point of siblings having children. I didn't want to add a new debate. So, why did God later decide that incest was bad and caused proven deformaties? Or was that a human decision not to sleep with a close relative?

Plus I did say 100's of years in parentheses for Cain. Thank you for your courteous reply. I'm trying...

>>But then, some suggest much of the Bible is metaphoric.<<

Some is metaphor. All can be understood in light of the rest of scripture however. Some believe in aliens. Some believe in magic. Let's take those "some" and give them the attention they deserve.

>>There is NO proof that any of Genesis actually occured.<<

Look at the world around you. Happen chance? Look at the genealogy and we can trace back to Adam. Look at archaeology and see much of the accounts of scripture true. Is there proof that Washington was the first President? How about the temple in Jerusalem having been destroyed? Is there proof that ancient Egyptians existed? How about How about the nation of Israel back in existence after 2000 years in the same land God gave them as He promised in the Old Testament? Ancient city of Babylon still in Iraq? Keep going back and history and archaeology say it did happen.

>>So, why did God later decide that incest was bad and caused proven deformaties?<<

Diversity? To spread people all over the earth as He did at the tower of Babel? He changed the life span after the flood also. God knows.

BTW There's nothing wrong with asking those questions if you are truly looking for truth. If, on the other hand, you are just trying to prove yourself right it's going to be disappointing for you.