| | '''1''' And [[Adam]] knew [[Eve]] his wife; and she conceived, and bare [[Cain]], and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. | | '''1''' And [[Adam]] knew [[Eve]] his wife; and she conceived, and bare [[Cain]], and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. |
| | '''15''' And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark<ref>[[Ezekiel, Chapter 9|Eze 9:4,6]]</ref> upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. | | '''15''' And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark<ref>[[Ezekiel, Chapter 9|Eze 9:4,6]]</ref> upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. |
| − | '''16''' And Cain went out from the presence<ref>[[2nd Kings, Chapter 13|2 Kin 13:23]], [[2nd Kings, Chapter 24|2 Kin 24:20]], [[Jeremiah, Chapter 23|Jer 23:39]], [[Jeremiah, Chapter 52|Jer 52:3]]</ref> of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod<ref>The Hebrew root word ('''נוֹד''') for ''"vagrant"'' or ''"wanderer"'', and has been preserved in, in form if not in meaning, by the current Azerbaijani word "noqdi", a place name for several towns and villages within the Meshginshahr administrative district, Ardabil Province, Iran.</ref>, on the east of Eden. | + | '''16''' And Cain went out from the presence<ref>[[2nd Kings, Chapter 13|2 Kin 13:23]], [[2nd Kings, Chapter 24|2 Kin 24:20]], [[Jeremiah, Chapter 23|Jer 23:39]], [[Jeremiah, Chapter 52|Jer 52:3]]</ref> of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod<ref>The Hebrew root word ('''נוֹד''') for ''"vagrant"'' or ''"wanderer"'', and has been preserved in, in form if not in meaning, by the current Azerbaijani word "noqdi", a place name for several towns and villages within the Meshginshahr administrative district, Ardabil Province, Iran.</ref>, on the east of Eden.<ref>''[[East of Eden]]'' is [[John Steinbeck]]'s classic [[novel]], made into an excellent movie.</ref> |
| | '''17''' And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city<ref>[[Psalm 49|Psa 49:11]]</ref>, after the name of his son, Enoch. | | '''17''' And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city<ref>[[Psalm 49|Psa 49:11]]</ref>, after the name of his son, Enoch. |