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'''Cain''' was the firstborn son of [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] as recorded in the [[Bible]]. Born after [[Fall of man|the fall]], he was also the first murderer, killing his brother [[Abel]] because God accepted Abel's offering, but not Cain's. Sent out by [[God]] with a curse to be a wanderer who would always have to toil hard for little reward, Cain feared for his life, but God put a mark on him so that no one would kill him otherwise they would be given his [[punishment]] seven times over. In time, Cain built a city that he named after his son Enoch. ([[Genesis]] 4:10 - 4:17)
'''Cain''' (Hebrew, "''acquisition''") was the firstborn son of [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] as recorded in the [[Bible]]. Born after [[Fall of man|the fall]], he became a farmer. He was the first murderer, killing his brother [[Abel]] because God accepted Abel's offering, but not Cain's. God punished him by cursing him to be a wanderer who would always have to toil hard for little reward. When Cain protested that "whoever finds me will kill me," God put a mark on him so that "if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." <ref>Genesis 4:10-17</ref>
In time, Cain built a city that he named after his son Enoch. According to the apocryphal [[Book of Jubilees]], Cain married his sister <ref>Such marriages were not forbidden until the time of [[Moses]].</ref> Awan and was later killed when his house collapsed on him.<ref>Book of Jubilees 4:9,31</ref>
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[[Category:Biblical Persons]]
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