KevinThrowe
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Was Noah picking the first cousins that were impregnating each other. Did he have the chart to keep the inbreeding to a minimum?
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First cousins
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KevinThrowe
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So how did the inbreeding work out . All of us come from first cousins.
Incest was not defined until the Law was given. And that was about 700 or so years AFTER Noah.
God did not declare first cousins marrying and having babies as incestuous or a sin. Most people don't do that, but it is not banned by God.
You see, here is the importance of actually reading the Bible.
Here is the list of family members who were Israelites were banned from having sex or children with according to in Leviticus 18 and 20. And we still follow this today for obvious reasons.
You could not marry or breed with your:
1. Parents
2. Step-parents
3. Aunts/Uncles
4. Daughters/Sons
5. Grandparents/grandchildren
6. sisters/brothers-in-laws
7. daughters/sons-in-laws
First cousins were not banned by God. Even though, most people do not engage in this anyway.
Go back further. We all come from brothers and sisters.
Taboo
When did it become Taboo - as mentioned before after creations - brothers and sisters were married
The gene pool was stronger and God protected it
He told you that? LOL
Even in the face of EWaF's, rather catty reply, I agree. We have become a geneticly sick people and were, in the beginning, perfect.
The human gene pool was much larger in Noah's time, so there was not the danger there now is from marrying first cousins. For a modern example, the poodle is a dog that has been bred and bred to get to what it is, so that they are likely to get diseases and have other physical problems. Here is a discussion of those: Health Concerns - The Poodle Club of America
KevinThrowe
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The human species was whipped out and only Noah and six kids were left to populate the planet.?
Yes, Noah and his wife. But not six children. Three sons and their three wives. The gene pool was still not polluted. Genetically speaking, there were not yet diseases like sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis that is transferred from parent to child in the genes. Also, not very many recessive traits like blue/green eyes and blond hair. All of those things, the disease and hair/eye color are mutations. Not all mutations are harmful, but many are.
As these things increased, it became necessary that people of close kin not bear children. Thus God made the incest laws in the time of Moses for mankind's protection.
I believe we all knew this, but I'm not sure of the relevance.
KevinThrowe
Member
Genetic reality.
John, we do know that the grandchildren would have married at least a first cousin,
but do you think it is possible that some of them would have married a brother or a sister?
Sure. Adam and Eve's kids had to.