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  2. Cain - Wikipedia

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    Cain [a] 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. [1] 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.

  3. Curse and mark of Cain - Wikipedia

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    Cain hoped that by killing his brother, the spirits that were under him would have an advantage over the spirits under Abel. However, God cursed Cain and his descendants not to have the priesthood until all of Abel's descendants had the priesthood. The spirits of Black people understood this and stood with Cain and accepted the punishment. [39 ...

  4. Cainites - Wikipedia

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    Irenaeus states that the Cainites regarded Cain as derived from the highest God, not the Creator God worshipped by Jews and other Christians. According to Irenaeus, they claimed fellowship with Esau, Korah, the men of Sodom, and all such people, and regarded themselves as persecuted by the Creator.

  5. Cain and Abel - Wikipedia

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    Cain slaying Abel, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1600. In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain [a] and Abel [b] are the first two sons of Adam and Eve. [1] Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made sacrifices, each from his own fields, to God. God had regard for Abel's offering, but had no regard [2] for ...

  6. Land of Nod - Wikipedia

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    Cain fleeing before Jehovah's Curse, by Fernand-Anne Piestre Cormon, c. 1880 The Land of Nod ( Hebrew : אֶרֶץ־נוֹד ‎ – ʾereṣ-Nōḏ ) is a place mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible , located "on the east of Eden " ( qiḏmaṯ-ʿḖḏen ), where Cain was exiled by God after Cain had murdered his brother Abel .

  7. Why is a movie about Mary of Nazareth causing controversy? - AOL

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    Some people have objected to the casting of Noa Cohen, a Jewish Israeli actor, as Mary. Several other actors in the movie, including Ido Tako, who plays Joseph, and Keren Tzur, who plays Elizabeth ...

  8. Book of Genesis - Wikipedia

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    Cain works in the garden, and Abel works with meat; they both offer offerings to God one day, and God does not accept Cain's offering but does accept Abel's. This causes Cain to resent Abel, and Cain ends up murdering him. God then curses Cain. Eve bears another son, Seth, to take Abel's place in accordance to the promises given at 3:15, 20 ...

  9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    “This is a place that saved my life literally, pulled me out of a grave and put me on my feet, gave me a place to live, fed me for a year and still continues to give me a place to be close to the people in recovery that I love,” Merrick said. But he’s seen a lot of residents drop out and some die.