Also, he was bearing upon him some mark which God had set upon him in answer to his own cry for mercy, so that thereby he might be protected from the wrath of his fellow-men or it may be that God gave him this sign to assure him that he will not be slain (Genesis 4:15). As a result, Cain was expelled from Eden, and henceforth led the life of an exile. Genesis 4:3-5 says, вЂњ The Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering, but unto Cain and his offering he had not respect.вЂќ Following this, Cain was angry with his brother and conceived the evil of putting him to death.Д¬ain cherished feelings of murderous hatred against his own brother and was at length guilty of the desperate outrage of putting him to death (1В John 3:12). Cain who was a farmer offered the fruits of the field Abel who was a shepherd offered the firstlings of his flock.

вЂњ at the end of daysвЂњ, i.e., probably on the Sabbath) each of the brothers offered up to God of the first fruits of his labors. Adam, their father, trained them in the duty of worshipping God. He was killed by his brother Cain who was filled with jealousy and bitterness about the favor Abel had gained before God (Genesis 4:1-16). Bible Verses About Abel And Cain What The Bible Says About AbelДЄbelвЂ™s name means вЂњ a breath, or vanity, a grassy place, a meadow.вЂќ Abel is the second son of Adam and Eve. As children of God through Christ, there is much to learn from the story of these two brothers. However, God did not promise Cain that no one would kill him.

GodвЂ™s harsh punishment on Cain was that he would no longer be able to grow crops on his land. The Lord God Almighty then called Cain asking what had happened to his brother Abel, but Cain lied about killing his brother Abel, an act which called down GodвЂ™s punishment on him. Cain lured Abel into the fields and killed him with a rock. GodвЂ™s favor on Abel made Cain very angry and jealous to the point of planning evil against him.

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