Cain
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===Curse and mark=== |
===Curse and mark=== |
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{{See also|Curse and mark of Cain}} |
{{See also|Curse and mark of Cain}} |
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According to {{bibleverse|Genesis|4:1–16|HE}}, Cain treacherously murdered his brother, Abel, and then [[lie]]d about the murder to God. As a result, Cain was cursed and marked for life. With the earth left cursed to drink Abel's blood, Cain could no longer farm the land. He becomes a "fugitive and wanderer" and receives a mark from God |
According to {{bibleverse|Genesis|4:1–16|HE}}, Cain treacherously murdered his brother, Abel, and then [[lie]]d about the murder to God. As a result, Cain was cursed and marked for life. With the earth left cursed to drink Abel's blood, Cain could no longer farm the land. He becomes a "fugitive and wanderer" and receives a mark from God{{snd}}commonly referred to as the ''[[mark of Cain]]''{{snd}}so that no one can enact vengeance on him.{{Sfn|Byron|2011|pp=93, 119, 121}} |
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[[Exegesis]] of the [[Septuagint]]'s narrative, "groaning and shaking upon the earth", has Cain suffering from body tremors.{{sfn|Byron|2011|p=98}} Interpretations extend Cain's curse to his descendants, where they all died in the [[Genesis flood narrative|Great Deluge]] as retribution for the loss of Abel's potential offspring.{{Sfn|Byron|2011|p= 122}} |
[[Exegesis]] of the [[Septuagint]]'s narrative, "groaning and shaking upon the earth", has Cain suffering from body tremors.{{sfn|Byron|2011|p=98}} Interpretations extend Cain's curse to his descendants, where they all died in the [[Genesis flood narrative|Great Deluge]] as retribution for the loss of Abel's potential offspring.{{Sfn|Byron|2011|p= 122}} |
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== Motives == |
== Motives == |
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[[File:Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Kibble Palace. Edwin Roscoe Mullins |
[[File:Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Kibble Palace. Edwin Roscoe Mullins{{snd}}'Cain' (c. 1899).jpg|thumb|[[Glasgow Botanic Gardens]]. Kibble Palace. [[Edwin Roscoe Mullins]] – ''Cain'' or ''My Punishment is Greater than I can Bear'' (Genesis 4:13), about 1899.]] |
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The Book of Genesis does not give a specific reason for the murder of Abel. Modern commentators typically assume that the motives were jealousy and anger due to God rejecting Cain's offering, while accepting Abel's.{{harvnb|Byron|2011|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=NnnVmbnE-TcC&q=Cain+envy+Abel+Kim+first+murderer&pg=PA11 11]}}: Anglea Y. Kim, "Cain and Abel in the Light of Envy: A Study of the History of the Interpretation of Envy in Genesis 4:1–16," ''JSP'' (2001), pp. 65–84 The [[First Epistle of John]] says the following: |
The Book of Genesis does not give a specific reason for the murder of Abel. Modern commentators typically assume that the motives were jealousy and anger due to God rejecting Cain's offering, while accepting Abel's.{{harvnb|Byron|2011|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=NnnVmbnE-TcC&q=Cain+envy+Abel+Kim+first+murderer&pg=PA11 11]}}: Anglea Y. Kim, "Cain and Abel in the Light of Envy: A Study of the History of the Interpretation of Envy in Genesis 4:1–16," ''JSP'' (2001), pp. 65–84 The [[First Epistle of John]] says the following: |
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{{blockquote|Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous."|{{bibleverse|1 John| 3:12|NIV}}}} |
{{blockquote|Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous."|{{bibleverse|1 John| 3:12|NIV}}}} |
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