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• Cain and AbelPeople

  Cain and Abel are the two sons of Adam and Eve who appear in Genesis 4. Cain's killing of his younger brother Abel in a dispute over offerings is known as the first murder recorded in the Bible.

• Genesis 4Bible

  Genesis 4 recounts the offerings of Cain and Abel, the two sons of Adam and Eve; the first murder; Cain's punishment and descendants; and the birth of Seth. The chapter contains 26 verses.

• Genesis 4:7Bible Verses

  Genesis 4:7 records God's warning to Cain, who had become angry when his offering was not accepted. The verse likens sin to a creature crouching at the door and commands Cain to rule over it. Often identified as the first occurrence of the word "sin" in the Bible, it is frequently cited in discussions of sin and human responsibility.

• Genesis 5:1–3Bible Verses

  Genesis 5:1–3 introduces the genealogy that runs from Adam to Noah. It recalls the creation account in which humanity was made in the image of God and records that Adam begat Seth "in his own likeness, after his image." For this reason the passage is often cited in discussions of the image of God after the Fall and of original sin.

• 1 John 3:17–18Bible Verses

  This passage teaches that if a person who has material possessions ignores a brother in need, the love of God cannot be said to dwell in him, and it urges believers to love not in word but in deed and in truth. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and practice and of almsgiving.

• SethPeople

  Seth was the third son of Adam and Eve. Born in place of Abel, whom Cain had killed, he stands at the head of the genealogy in Genesis 5 that leads to Noah.

• EvePeople

  Eve is the first woman recorded in the Book of Genesis and the wife of Adam. She is known for the account of her eating the forbidden fruit after being tempted by the serpent and as the mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth.

• Tubal-cainPeople

  Tubal-cain is a descendant of Cain named in Genesis 4, the son of Lamech and Zillah, who made various implements of bronze and iron. He is the first figure in Scripture associated with metalworking.

• ZillahPeople

  Zillah is a woman mentioned in Genesis 4. She was one of the two wives of Lamech, a descendant of Cain, and the mother of Tubal-cain and Naamah.

• IradPeople

  Irad is a figure in the genealogy of Cain in Genesis 4. He was the son of Enoch, the son of Cain, and the father of Mehujael. His name appears only once in the Bible, in Genesis 4:18.

• Genesis 5Bible

  Genesis 5 is a genealogy spanning ten generations, from Adam to Noah and his three sons. The same formula recurs throughout, interrupted by separate notes on Enoch, who walked with God, and on the meaning of Noah's name.

• Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cainPeople

  Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain are the three sons of Lamech, a descendant of Cain, who appear in Genesis 4. They are presented as the originators of herding, music, and the making of metal implements, respectively.

• Lamech (Descendant of Cain)People

  Lamech is a descendant of Cain who appears in Genesis 4 and belongs to the seventh generation from Adam. He is known for taking two wives and for the so-called "Song of Lamech," a poem celebrating vengeance.

• LamechPeople

  Lamech is an antediluvian figure in Genesis who, in the line of Seth, was the son of Methuselah and the father of Noah. Genesis 4 also mentions another Lamech, a descendant of Cain.

• Naamah (Daughter of Lamech)People

  Naamah is a woman named in the genealogy of Cain in Genesis 4. She was the daughter of Lamech and Zillah and the sister of Tubal-cain. The Bible mentions her by name only once, in Genesis 4:22.

• Song of LamechBible

  The Song of Lamech is a short poem in Genesis 4:23–24 in which Lamech, a descendant of Cain, tells his two wives that he has killed a man and boasts that his vengeance will far exceed Cain's.

• JubalPeople

  Jubal is a descendant of Cain named in Genesis 4, the son of Lamech and Adah. Scripture describes him as "the father of all such as handle the harp and organ."

• MethusaelPeople

  Methusael is a figure in the genealogy of Cain in Genesis 4, the son of Mehujael and the father of Lamech. His name appears only once in the Bible.

• JabalPeople

  Jabal is a figure in the line of Cain recorded in Genesis 4, the son of Lamech and Adah. Scripture describes him as "the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle."

• MehujaelPeople

  Mehujael is a figure in the genealogy of Cain in Genesis 4. He was Cain's great-grandson, the son of Irad, and the father of Methusael. Scripture records only his name, and only once.