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- The quote "Sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it" is a warning and instruction from God to Cain, advising him to overcome his sinful inclinations and improve his actions. Cain, however, ignored this advice and murdered his brother in anger and jealousy.
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Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”. New Living Translation. Afterward the LORD asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?” “I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”. English Standard Version.
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And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he...
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The condensed narrative does not say whether Cain tried to...
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And...
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Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?"...
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Dec 5, 2022 · Scripture does not give an indication, however, that either of these differences factored into God’s acceptance of Abel and rejection of Cain. What we know for sure is that “the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor” (Genesis 4:4–5).
Then Cain spoke to Abel his brother; and it happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. Amplified Bible Cain talked with Abel his brother [about what God had said].
God accepted Abel's offering and rejected Cain's—an indication that Abel was more righteous than Cain, and thus worthier of Aclima. As a result, it was decided that Abel would marry Aclima. Cain would marry her less beautiful sister.
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.
Cain slew Abel, his own brother, his own mother's son, whom he ought to have loved; his younger brother, whom he ought to have protected; a good brother, who had never done him any wrong. What fatal effects were these of our first parents' sin, and how must their hearts have been filled with anguish!
Apr 18, 2024 · 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.
