| 4 | Genesis | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD." | Cain and Abel. Gn.4.1-16 | ||
| And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. | |||
| In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground, | |||
| and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering, | |||
| but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. | |||
| The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? | |||
| If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it." | |||
| Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him. | |||
| Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" | |||
| And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. | |||
| And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. | |||
| When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." | |||
| Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. | |||
| Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me." | |||
| Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If anyone slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him. | |||
| Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden. | |||
| Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. | Generations - Cain. Gn.4.17-24 | ||
| To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Me-hu'ja-el, and Me-hu'ja-el the father of Me-thu'sha-el, and Me-thu'sha-el the father of Lamech. | |||
| And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. | |||
| Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle. | |||
| His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. | |||
| Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Na'amah. | |||
| Lamech said to his wives: you wives of Lamech, hearken to what I say: I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. | |||
| If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold." | |||
| And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him." | Seth and Enosh. Gn.4.25-26 | ||
| To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the Lord. | |||
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