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Cain and Abel

4Then Adam had intercourse with his wife, and she became pregnant. She bore a son and said, "By the LORD's help I have gotten a son." So she named him Cain.H120H3045H853H2332H802H2029H3205H853H7014H559H7069H376H854H3068 2Later she gave birth to another son, Abel. Abel became a shepherd, but Cain was a farmer.H3254H3205H251H1893H1893H7462H6629H7014H5647H127 3After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the LORD.H7093H3117H7014H935H6529H127H4503H3068 4Then 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,H1893H1931H935H1062H6629H2459H3068H8159H1893H4503 5but he rejected Cain and his offering. Cain became furious, and he scowled in anger.H7014H4503H8159H7014H3966H2734H6440H5307 6Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face?H3068H559H7014H2734H6440H5307 7If you had done 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."H518H3190H7613H3190H2403H7257H6607H8669H4910 8Then Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out in the fields." When they were out in the fields, Cain turned on his brother and killed him.H7014H559H413H1893H251H7704H7014H6965H413H1893H251H2026 9The LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?"H3068H559H7014H335H1893H251H559H3045H251H8104 10Then 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.H559H4100H6213H6963H251H1818H6817H127 11You are placed under a curse and can no longer farm the soil. It has soaked up your brother's blood as if it had opened its mouth to receive it when you killed him.H779H127H6475H6310H3947H251H1818H3027 12If you try to grow crops, the soil will not produce anything; you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."H3588H5647H127H3254H5414H3581H5128H5110H776 13And Cain said to the LORD, "This punishment is too hard for me to bear.H7014H559H3068H5771H1419H5375 14You are driving me off the land and away from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me."H1644H3117H6440H127H5921H6440H5641H5128H5110H776H1961H4672H2026 15But 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.H3068H559H3651H2026H7014H5358H7659H3068H7760H226H7014H1115H4672H5221 16And Cain went away from the LORD's presence and lived in a land called "Wandering," which is east of Eden.H7014H3318H6440H3068H3427H776H5113H6926H5731

The Descendants of Cain

17Cain and his wife had a son and named him Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son.H7014H3045H802H2029H3205H2585H1129H5892H7121H8034H5892H8034H1121H2585 18Enoch had a son named Irad, who was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael had a son named Methushael, who was the father of Lamech.H2585H3205H5897H5897H3205H4232H4232H3205H4967H4967H3205H3929 19Lamech had two wives, Adah and Zillah.H3929H3947H8147H802H8034H259H5711H8034H8145H6741 20Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the ancestor of those who raise livestock and live in tents.H5711H3205H2989H1H3427H168H4735 21His brother was Jubal, the ancestor of all musicians who play the harp and the flute.H251H8034H3106H1H8610H3658H5748 22Zillah gave birth to Tubal Cain, who made all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal Cain was Naamah.H6741H3205H8423H3913H2794H5178H1270H269H8423H5279 23Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to me: I have killed a young man because he struck me.H3929H559H802H5711H6741H8085H6963H802H3929H238H565H2026H376H6482H3206H2250 24If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me."H3588H7014H5358H7659H3929H7657H7651

Seth and Enosh

25Adam and his wife had another son. She said, "God has given me a son to replace Abel, whom Cain killed." So she named him Seth.H120H3045H802H5750H3205H1121H7121H8034H8352H430H7896H312H2233H8478H1893H3588H7014H2026 26Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. It was then that people began using the LORD's holy name in worship.H8352H1931H3205H1121H7121H8034H583H2490H7121H8034H3068


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