After Eve

We saw Evan Almighty last week. In it, Evan mentions that Noah, his wife and sons built an ark. I don’t remember Noah’s wife building the ark. Genesis just seems to indicate that Noah’s wife and the wives of his son got on and off the ark. I tend to think that the ark doesn’t get built if left to Noah and his sons alone. There are households like men where the men aren’t particularly handy. Also, the men I know don’t tend to finish projects on a real timely basis. The ark would be about ¾ of the way done and they would come up with the next project. Another of my favorite circumstances during projects is the long discussion about how to do the project. So, I think that Noah’s wives and daughter in laws probably had the task of keeping the boys focused on the project.

Between Eve and Noah’s wife, a couple other women are mentioned. We find out Cain has a wife and she bears Enoch. Later, we learn Lemech has two wives, Adah and Zillah. Adah gives birth to Jabal and Jubal. One is the ancestor of all who dwell in tents and the other of all who play the lyre and the pipe. Zillah gives birth to Tubalcain, the ancestor of all who forge instruments of bronze and iron. Tubalcain has a sister named Naamah. The Bible does not indicate if Naamah is Zillah’s daughter.

Before Noah’s wife makes her appearance, Eve has another son. We also learn that men and women like each other and bear children.