Through My Bible Yr 03 – February 28

Genesis 4 – 5

Through My Bible – February 28

Genesis 4 – 5 (EHV)

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The First Children: Cain and Abel

Genesis 4

¹The man was intimate with Eve, his wife. She conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have gotten a man with the Lord.”^[1] ²She also gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel.

Abel tended sheep, but Cain worked the ground. ³As time passed, one day Cain brought an offering to the Lord from the fruit of the soil. ⁴Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord looked favorably on Abel and his offering, ⁵but he did not look favorably on Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and his face showed it.

⁶The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why do you have that angry look on your face?^[2] ⁷If you do good, will you not be lifted up? If you do not do good, sin is crouching at the door. It has a strong desire for you, but you must rule over it.”

⁸Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.”^[3] When they were in the field, Cain attacked Abel, his brother, and killed him.

⁹The Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?”

He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

¹⁰The Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the soil. ¹¹Now you are cursed and sent away from the soil^[4] which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. ¹²When you work the soil, it will no longer give its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

¹³Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great for me to bear. ¹⁴Look, today you have driven me away from the soil. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. And whoever finds me will kill me.”

¹⁵The Lord said to him, “No!^[5] If anyone kills Cain, he will face sevenfold revenge.” And the Lord appointed a sign for^[6] Cain, so that anyone who found him would not strike him down.

The Descendants of Cain

¹⁶Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod,^[7] east of Eden.

¹⁷Cain was intimate with his wife. She conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and named the city after his son Enoch. ¹⁸To Enoch, Irad was born. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.

¹⁹Lamech took two wives. The name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah. ²⁰Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the predecessor^[8] of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. ²¹His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the predecessor of all who play the lyre and flute. ²²Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, who made all kinds of tools and weapons from bronze and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Na’amah.

²³Lamech said to his wives:

Adah and Zillah, hear my voice.
You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech.
Look, I have killed a man for wounding me,