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Although the natural understanding of this verse is that after Eve gave birth to Cain, she had relations
with her husband again and gave birth to a second son, those who teach the serpent seed doctrine see
something else in these words. They suggest that verse two can be understood to mean that after
birthing Cain Eve continued to bear and brought forth his twin brother Abel.

To those familiar with the importance the Bible places upon the firstborn, and the way the Scriptures
speak of twin sons in other passages, the claim that Cain and Abel were twins is difficult to embrace.
When twins are born to important Bible characters, the fact is clearly noted.

Genesis 25:21-26
And Isaac prayed to Yahweh on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and Yahweh answered
him and Rebekah his wife conceived. But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If
it is so, why then am I this way?” So she went to inquire of Yahweh. And Yahweh said to her, “Two
nations are in your womb; And two peoples shall be separated from your body; And one people shall
be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger.” When her days to be delivered were
fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. Now the first came forth red, all over like a hairy
garment; and they named him Esau. And afterward his brother came forth with his hand holding on
to Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob; and Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to
them.

Those who teach the serpent seed doctrine envision a struggle between the serpent’s seed born of Eve
and Adam’seed born of Eve that is far greater and enduring than the struggle between Jacob and Esau.
If this doctrine were true, and Cain and Abel were born as twins by two different fathers, I do not
doubt that there would be much more spoken of it than we find recorded about Jacob and Esau. Yet,
there is not even the mention that Cain and Abel were born as twins. There is no wrestling in the
womb. There is no battle for ascendancy to see who would be the first one born.

Again, in the same book of Genesis we read of Tamar, the daughter-in-law of Judah giving birth to
twin sons.

Genesis 38:27-30
And it came about at the time she was giving birth, that behold, there were twins in her womb.