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Born as the second son of Adam and Eve, the first two humans created by God, [1] he was a shepherd who offered his firstborn flock to God as a religious offering. God accepted Abel's offering but not the offering of his older brother Cain , leading Cain to stone Abel to death out of jealousy.
Cabbage-based soup known as shchi. Shchi (Russian: щи) is a national dish of Russia. While commonly it is made of cabbage, dishes of the same name may be based on dock, spinach or nettle. The sauerkraut variant of cabbage soup is known to Russians as "sour shchi" ("кислые щи"), as opposed to fresh cabbage shchi.
Although this phrase is often used to describe or allude to Esau's bargain, the phrase itself does not appear in the text of any English version of Genesis. Its first attested use, [2] already associated with Esau's bargain, is in the English summary of one of John Capgrave's sermons, c. 1452, "[Jacob] supplanted his broþir, bying his fader blessing for a mese of potage."
Okroshka is a cold soup of Russian origin. Partan bree is a Scottish soup made with crabmeat and rice. [21] Patsás is made with tripe in Greece. It is also cooked in Turkey and the Balkan Peninsula. "Peasants' soup" is a catch-all term for soup made by combining a diverse—and often eclectic—assortment of ingredients.
Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have produced a man with the help of the Lord." [i] Next she bore his brother Abel. [ii] Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, and Abel for his part brought ...
The allegory of the long spoons is a parable that shows the difference between heaven and hell by means of people forced to eat with long spoons. It is attributed to Rabbi Haim of Romshishok, as well as other sources. [1]
"Children, Go Where I Send Thee" (alternatively "Children, Go Where I Send You" or variations thereof, also known as "The Holy Baby", "Little Bitty Baby", or "Born in Bethlehem") is a traditional African-American spiritual song. [1]
Minestrone. Minestrone (/ ˌ m ɪ n ə s ˈ t r oʊ n i /, Italian: [mineˈstroːne]) or minestrone di verdure is a thick soup of Italian origin based on vegetables. [a] It typically includes onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, often legumes, such as beans, chickpeas or fava beans, and sometimes pasta or rice. [1]