your explanation of Genesis 4:14<\/a>. I was reading today and thought, “What other people?” \u00a0It was nice to see some proof as to what could have happened to cause Cain’s line of thinking. It is very hard to think people lived\u00a0so long,\u00a0but it must be.<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
I’m glad you found the material useful to your studies.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Hello, I just want to say thank you for\u00a0your explanation of Genesis 4:14. I was reading today and thought, “What other people?” \u00a0It was nice to see some proof as to what could have happened to cause Cain’s line of thinking. It is very hard to think people lived\u00a0so long,\u00a0but it must be. 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