The Revs. Mark Roosinck and Mike Hanks say God banished Cain to the Land of Nod, east of Eden, for killing Abel after his brother’s sacrifice was accepted and Cain’s rejected. “His sacrifice ...

First, Abel merely follows Cain’s example in making a sacrifice. There is no suggestion that his offering is superior to his brother’s. Second, while Cain has followed in his father’s career ...

Cain and Abel. Genesis 4. The first murder in the Bible ... This story certainly is open to that interpretation. God accepts one sacrifice and rejects the other. God punishes Cain after the ...

Rabbi Hirschensohn understood that that there was no altar and neither Cain nor Abel burned their gifts, even though today we consider a sacrifice an item burnt on an altar. He supposed that Cain ...

Abel was an active innovator and creator ... This explanation explains why Cain’s sacrifice was rejected, but it does not necessarily reflect negatively on Cain’s personality.

The first thing we learn is that Eve has a bouncing baby boy, Cain. Then another, Abel. The next thing we’re told is their work: Abel is a shepherd, Cain a farmer. Both go to offer the “first ...

In the Genesis story, Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealousy after the latter's sacrifice to God is deemed superior. The pope sent the message to an interreligious pilgrimage group organized ...

Among the more traditional pieces is Before the Sacrifice by Gwyneth Holston of Manchester, N.H., showing Cain in a hooded garment looking menacingly at Abel, who is holding a lamb. Guest artist ...

It likely has something to do with my surname and birth order, but I’ve always felt sympathy for Cain, the dutiful older child whose sacrifice ... recasts Cain and Abel in his mordant, masterful ...