Cain's and Abel's Twin Sisters

Question:

Dear Rabbi, the Talmud (Sotah 9b1) cites from Genesis 4:2 that Cain was born with a twin girl and Abel with 2 twin girls. But I don't see this written in Genesis! Please explain.

AskTheRabbi.org answered:

The source is the Oral Torah which is the Talmud itself! The same narrative appears in the Midrash Rabbah, Bereshit 22 as well.

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