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Cain killed Abel and God cursed Cain, sentencing him to a life of transience. Cain then dwelt in the land of Nod ( נוֹד , 'wandering'), where he built a city and fathered the line of descendants beginning with Enoch .
Cain Kills Abel. 4 The man lay with his wife Eve and she was going to have a child and she gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have given birth to a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 Next she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was one who worked the ground.
Why Did Cain Kill Abel? God rejects Cain’s sacrifice while accepting Abel’s, then in the next scene, Cain kills his brother. Does this mean that Cain killed Abel out of jealousy, or could other factors have been present?
When God did not accept it but did accept Abel’s sacrifice, Cain drew Abel away from where the family was living and then killed him. So it would seem that pride, jealousy and anger led to Abel being murdered.
Quick answer: Cain killed Abel out of jealousy because God favored Abel's offering over his. The quote "Sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master...
Cain, in the Bible, farmer and firstborn son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel after becoming enraged when the Lord accepted the offering of his brother, a shepherd, in preference of his own.
Cain Murders Abel - Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.” Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of ...
