Didn't scan through the other replies, but I can field this one pretty well.
In Genesis, it talks about the world being created, and later talks about God creating man/woman. It never names them at that point. The story of Adam and Eve is its own story. For some reason, Judaism and Christianity have linked the two together, when in fact, there were people outside of Eden. The entire world wasn't Eden, never claims it was. After the story of Cain and Abel, Cain later marries. Where'd this woman come from? Yup, she was there one of the descendants of the people that lived outside Eden.
So basically, there was a whole world of things, before Adam and Eve and outside Eden. I've often heard the Big Bang referenced to God bringing light to the world. Evolution/Big Bang were taught in science class alongside creationism in catholic school, never was a problem for anyone back then.
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