In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain; |Qayīn}}, in pausa |Qāyīn|label=none}}; ; }} and Abel; |Heḇel}}, in pausa |Hāḇel|label=none}}; ; }} are the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made sacrifices to God, but God favored Abel's sacrifice instead of Cain's. Cain then murdered Abel, whereupon God punished Cain by condemning him to a life of wandering. Cain then dwelt in the land of... more
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