Old TestamentGenesisCain and Abel: The First Murder · 4:8–164:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.4:11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.4:13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
