When Cain killed Abel and was sent to the land of Nod where did all the people come from that were there?

A:In the story of Cain and Abel, they were the sons of Adam and Eve. The four were the only people on earth when Cain murdered Abel. Adam and Eve's third son, Seth, was born after this terrible event, and Eve said God had given her another son to replace Abel (Genesis 4:25). Yet when God banished Cain, there were other people, "everyone", who Cain feared would seek to kill him.

The explanation is that myths evolve in such a way that there remains a connection from one story to another, but each story necessarily develops its own elements in order to satisfy the audience. Once we move on from the story of Adam and Eve, it is no longer relevant that there should be no one else in the world. Cain and Abel moved in a world where there were other people, some of whom Cain feared and some of whom helped him build thecity of Enoch (Genesis 4:17).