The Story of Cain and Abel
The Story of Cain and Abel (Gen 4: 1-16)
Then Adam had intercourse with his wife Eve, and Eve became pregnant. She bore a son and said “By the Lord’s Help I have gotten a son.” So she named him Cain, later she gave birth to another son, Abel. Abel became a shepherd, but Cain grew up to be a Farmer. After some time Cain brought some of his harvest to the Lord and gave it as an offering to the Lord. Then Abel brought the first Lamb born to one of his Sheep, killed it, and gave the best parts of it as an offering. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering, but he rejected Cain and his offering. Cain became a furious, and he scowled in anger.
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why that scowled on your face? If you had done with the right thing, you would be smiling; but because you have done evil, sin is crouching at your door. It wants to rule you, but you must overcome it.” The Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out in the fields.” When they were out in the fields, Cain turned to his brother and killed him. The Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He answered “I don’t know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”
Then the Lord said “Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge. You are placed under a curse and can no longer farm his soil. It has soaked up your brother’s blood as if it had opened his mouth to receive it when you killed him. If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.
And Cain said to the Lord, “This punishment is too hard for me to bear. You are driving me off to the land and away from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me.”
But the Lord answered, “No. If anyone kills you, seven lives will be taken in revenge.” So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who met him not to kill him. And Cain
Then Adam had intercourse with his wife Eve, and Eve became pregnant. She bore a son and said “By the Lord’s Help I have gotten a son.” So she named him Cain, later she gave birth to another son, Abel. Abel became a shepherd, but Cain grew up to be a Farmer. After some time Cain brought some of his harvest to the Lord and gave it as an offering to the Lord. Then Abel brought the first Lamb born to one of his Sheep, killed it, and gave the best parts of it as an offering. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering, but he rejected Cain and his offering. Cain became a furious, and he scowled in anger.
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why that scowled on your face? If you had done with the right thing, you would be smiling; but because you have done evil, sin is crouching at your door. It wants to rule you, but you must overcome it.” The Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out in the fields.” When they were out in the fields, Cain turned to his brother and killed him. The Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He answered “I don’t know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?”
Then the Lord said “Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge. You are placed under a curse and can no longer farm his soil. It has soaked up your brother’s blood as if it had opened his mouth to receive it when you killed him. If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.
And Cain said to the Lord, “This punishment is too hard for me to bear. You are driving me off to the land and away from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me.”
But the Lord answered, “No. If anyone kills you, seven lives will be taken in revenge.” So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who met him not to kill him. And Cain