Cain

In theBook of Genesis(Bible,Old Testament),Cainis a son ofAdam and Eve.He killed his brotherAbel.^[1]^[2]

Cain and Abel both gave gifts to God. God liked Abel's gift more than Cain's. Cain becamejealousof Abel. Later, Cain hit Abel in the head with a rock. Abel died. When God asked Cain where Abel was, Cain pretended he did not know. He said, "Am I my brother's keeper?"

God punished Cain byexile:He made Cain leave the place where he lived. He made Cain go away. He told Cain that if he tried to build afarm,the earth "would not yield up its strength." When Cain said he was afraid, God put a mark on him to protect him.

Cain went east and lived as a wanderer. Some scholars say that the story of Cain was told to explain why some humansbuild farms and stay in one placeand othersmove from place to place.^[1]

References

↑^1.0^1.1Wendell Reilly (1908)."Cain".New Catholic Encyclopedia.RetrievedDecember 20,2022.
↑Byron, John 2011.Cain and Abel in Text and Tradition: Jewish and Christian interpretations of the First sibling rivalry.Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers.ISBN 978-9004192522

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[Cath-1] 1.0^1.1Wendell Reilly (1908)."Cain".New Catholic Encyclopedia.RetrievedDecember 20,2022.

[2] Byron, John 2011.Cain and Abel in Text and Tradition: Jewish and Christian interpretations of the First sibling rivalry.Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers.ISBN 978-9004192522

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