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The First Book of Moses: Genesis

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(Hebrews 11:4)
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Adam slept with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom she named Cain, which means “produce,” because, she said, “By Yahweh’s help I have produced a son.”
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Some time later she gave birth to another son, and she named him Abel. After those boys grew up, Abel tended sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.
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One day it happened that Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,
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and Abel took from his flock some of the first lambs that had been born and killed them and, as a gift, gave to Yahweh the fatty parts, which were the best parts. Yahweh was pleased with Abel and his offering,
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but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his expression became unpleasant.
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Yahweh said to Cain, “You should not be angry! You should not scowl like that!
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If you do what is right, I will accept you. But if you do not do what is right, the evil that you want to do will devour you, like a lion waiting outside your door to attack you. Your desire to sin wants to control you, but you must control it.”
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But one day, Cain said to his younger brother Abel, “Come with me to the fields.” So they went together. And when they were in the countryside, suddenly Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
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Then, even though Yahweh knew what Cain had done, he said to Cain, “Do you know where Abel, your younger brother, is?” Cain replied, “No, I do not know. My job is not to guard my younger brother!”
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Yahweh said, “What you have done is terrible! Your brother’s blood that has soaked into the ground convicts you of your guilt.
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You have killed your younger brother, and, now that the ground has soaked up your younger brother’s blood, you are not welcome on it and your efforts to produce crops on it will fail.
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When you till the ground to plant crops, the ground will produce very little for you. You will continually wander around the earth, and not have any place to live permanently.”
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Cain replied to Yahweh, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.
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You are about to expel me from the ground that I have been tilling, and I will no longer be able to come into your presence. Furthermore, I will be continually wandering around the earth with no place to live permanently, and anyone who sees me will kill me.”
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But Yahweh said to him, “No, that will not happen. I will put a mark on you to warn anyone who sees you that I will punish him severely if he kills you. I will punish that person seven times as severely as I am punishing you.” Then Yahweh put a mark on Cain.
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So Cain left Yahweh and went to live in the land called Nod, which means ‘wandering’, which was east of Eden.

The Descendants of Cain

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Some time later, Cain slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, whom she named Enoch. Then Cain started to build a city, and he named the city ‘Enoch,’ the same name that his son had.
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Enoch grew up and married and became the father of a son whom he named Irad. When Irad grew up he became the father of a son whom he named Mehujael. Mehujael grew up and became the father of a son whom he named Methushael. Methushael grew up and became the father of Lamech.
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When Lamech grew up he married two women. The name of one was Adah and the name of the other was Zillah.
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Adah gave birth to a son named Jabal. Later, Jabal became the first person who lived in tents because he traveled from place to place to take care of livestock.
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His younger brother’s name was Jubal. He was the first person who made a lyre and a flute.
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Lamech’s other wife Zillah gave birth to a son whom she named Tubal-Cain. Later he learned how to make things out of bronze and iron. The name of Tubal-Cain’s younger sister was Naamah.
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One day Lamech said to his two wives, “Adah and Zillah, my two wives, listen carefully to what I am saying. A young man struck me and wounded me, so I killed him.
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Yahweh said long ago that he would avenge and punish anyone who killed Cain seven times as much as he punished Cain. So if anyone tries to kill me, may he be punished seventy-seven times as much.”

Seth and Enosh

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Adam continued to sleep with his wife, and she again became pregnant and gave birth to another son, whom she named Seth. She said, “I name him Seth because God has given me another child to take the place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
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When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh.
(Hebrews 11:4)
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The man knew (a) Eve his wife. She conceived,(b) and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with the LORD’s help.”
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Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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As time passed, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
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Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. The LORD respected Abel and his offering,
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but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
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The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
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If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”
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Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
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The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
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The LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.
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Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
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From now on, when you till the ground, it won’t yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.”
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Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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Behold, you have driven me out today from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me.”
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The LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” The LORD appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him.
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Cain left the LORD’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

The Descendants of Cain

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Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and named the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
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Irad was born to Enoch. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
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Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.
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Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
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His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
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Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah.
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Lamech said to his wives,Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
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If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.”

Seth and Enosh

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Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, “for God has given me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
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A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the LORD’s name.

Fußnoten

(a)4:1 or, lay with, or, had relations with
(b)4:1 or, became pregnant