Doogie Hoosier wrote:

Another take was that there are two separate "creations" of man in
Genesis. The first one does not involve Adam, and some have suggested
that "these" men are products of evolution, while Adam (and Eve) were
a separate, *special* creation, and it is those who carry Adam's
bloodline who were the first Hebrews. Cain supposedly mated with one
of the women from the earlier creation of man already populating
Earth.

In the context of the nature of the bible in confirming the special
status of Abraham and the chosen people, I suspect this is the "real answer"

Steve
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Steve Taylor
Technical Director
Astronomy Centre
http://www.astronomycentre.org.uk