How many children did Adam and Eve have?

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Less than 1011. More than 7.

Assuming that:

Adam only had one wife (Eve), which is an argument based strictly on a lack of evidence
That Eve's normal gestational period was 9 months and had twins no more than average (1 in 86).
That Eve lived approximately the same amount of time as Adam (again an argument from lack of evidence),

then we can say:

I think we can then establish an upper limit for Adam and Eve having a maximum of 1011 children.

Beyond that, one can only speculate.

Affable Geek 63882

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Ok, I did some searching, and there seems to be some tradition that alleges Adam and Eve and 33 sons and 23 daughters.

This is actually mentioned in one of the answers to a question on this site regarding how the world got populated. The answer references this page.

Another page suggests that it is a footnote in the works of Josephus, whom I like to refer to as "Joe Cephas".

It is believed by old Jewish traditions the children of Adam and Eve numbered 56. Adam had 33 sons and 23 daughters.

Here is a link to the works of Josephus, where this appears:

The number of Adam's children, as says the old tradition was thirty-three sons, and twenty-three daughters.

Narnian 63552

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