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Cain
Cain and Abel. Mironov (cropped).jpg
Detail from Cain and Abel by Andrei Mironov, 2015
Born 64-70 AM
Died 930 AM (aged 860-866)
Spouse(s) Aclima
Children Enoch
Parents
Relatives In Genesis:
Abel (sibling)
Seth (sibling)
Irad (grandson)
Mehujael (great-grandson)
Methushael (great-great-grandson)
Lamech (great-great-great-grandson)
Jabal (great-great-great-great-grandson)
Tubal-Cain (great-great-great-great-grandson)
Naamah (great-great-great-great-granddaughter)
According to later traditions:
Aclima (sibling)
Azura (sibling)
Peter Paul Rubens - Cain slaying Abel (Courtauld Institute)
Cain slaying Abel by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1600

Cain is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He is the elder brother of Abel, and the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, the first couple within the Bible. He was a farmer who gave an offering of his crops to God. However, God was not pleased and favored Abel's offering over Cain's. Out of jealousy, Cain killed his brother, for which he was punished by God with the curse and mark of Cain. He had several descendants, starting with his son Enoch and including Lamech.

Motives

Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Kibble Palace. Edwin Roscoe Mullins - 'Cain' (c. 1899)
Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Kibble Palace. Edwin Roscoe Mullins – Cain or My Punishment is Greater than I can Bear (Genesis 4:13), about 1899.

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.

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