Genesis, showing that is a major theme.59 A new Eden, a new creation, will come through Jesus Christ.60 Adam and Eve did not comprehend the horrific evil that they had unleashed into the world. It is possible that Eve believed that Cain was the promised child who would triumph over the serpent and his children (4:1). Cain did not turn out to be the promised deliverer. On the contrary, it became clear that he sided with the serpent. The battle between the children of the serpent and the children of
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