The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-01-11
Who Was Gains Wife.
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man, aud correct some false no.
tons which ur1 almost universally
received. In the first place, then,
| would say that there is no reason
to believe that man WAS created
before woman; nay, indeed, It Is
contrary to Scripture, for "G'd
SAID let us make man, III our image,
after our likeness; aud let them
Huve dominion over the fish of the
sea, $50 God
created man in his own i'm ,ge
male and female created He then. +"
"And the evening
and the morning was tue sixth
day"-Gen. /, 26, q. 81. Observe
the term man (Adam) is generic,
including both the male aud fe-
male. and that both were created
the sixth day. Observe, also, that
the name Adam is not peculiar to
the male, there was a male Adam
aud femals Adam. ("Male aud
female created He then, and blessed
them, and called their name
Aia!p."-Gen. v, 2
1t appears then that both were
created of the same substance, and
found their existence the very same
hour.
1t is very natural to suppose that
Adam (the male) who was mex
perierced in the art of >conversa-
ton and ignorant of the laws of
love, failed to touch the woman's
affections to produce a correspond
ing feeling III her bosom, aud
hence that the fair one refused his
hand and heart. He tried every
means to gain her affections, but
in vain. Finally his sickened heart
prognated iealously and anger, so
he began To hate the damsel. and,
according to the principle of the
''sour grapes" fable, said that she
was unhand ome aud coarse, that
be never cared about her, yea, that
he would not have her; he became
wrathful, and with severe threaten
ings caused Der to flee to the conn
try which is now situated east of
Eden. Adam soon forgot his mis-
fortunes, and found qniethess to
observe the Sabbath. For bis good
disposition, aud to enhance his
happiness, he WIS placed IN Eden
aud had the honor vi naming tile
animals. He dwelt there, Phoenix
like, aud his loneliness caused pre-
parations to be made again to suit
him with proper companion.
However, it il worthy Of note
that the second woman Eve) Was
made partly at Adams expense,
and that after the sixth day. When
he saw her be said, "This is now
bone of my bones. "rhe WORT
now" is significant, distinguishing
the second woman from the first.
Then be continued, "She shall be
called woman, intimating sarcas-
tically, of course, that the one
created not Of his bones was not q
woman, for being formed of dust
us himself she appeared coarse and
masculine. But when be saw Eve
standing as model Of humanity
refined, an embodiment Of lowell
hess and iDnocency, a synonym OF
beauty, and u paragon Of perfec
ton in her angelic nativity, be was
constrained to say, "oile shall be
called woman" before be knew
whether she would love him or mott
but it seems that he Jared more
prupitioasly in that matter this
time, for she became his wife.
We see then that two females
were created. and this fact prepares
US now to say who Gains wife was.
After killing Able be went east of
Eden and dwelt in the land of Nod.
Bat vino WAS she ? Gesenius' He
brew Lexicon gives US the mean
ing of Nod. flight wandering. 1t
is than easily seen that Nod was
the female Adam, or the very
woman that refused Adam, and
that she WIS called Nod or Flight,
because she fed from his presence.
She lived alone for many years, Ia
nenting her folly and bathing her
feelings IN tears. Her sad expert
ence as this time taught the female
element lesson which 1t has OBJ
served ever since, namely, not to
disregard earnest appeals, though |
imperfectly expressed When Cain |
came into tie presence Of Nod, her
sadness WAS dispelied, b!usbing
rays tinged her countenance, and a
new ers of hope dawned upon her
heart. and the facial muscles long |