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<b>Cain</b> is the mythical first son of the equally mythical [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] in [[Genesis]], the first book of the anthology we call the [[Bible]].  He is best known as the "first" murderer for having killed his brother [[Abel]].
 
<b>Cain</b> is the mythical first son of the equally mythical [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] in [[Genesis]], the first book of the anthology we call the [[Bible]].  He is best known as the "first" murderer for having killed his brother [[Abel]].
  

Revision as of 11:02, 18 May 2008

Cain is the mythical first son of the equally mythical Adam and Eve in Genesis, the first book of the anthology we call the Bible. He is best known as the "first" murderer for having killed his brother Abel.

According to myth (the Bible and other sources) Cain was an agriculturalist, his younger brother Abel, a herder. Division between the brothers occured when "God" rejected Cain's sacrifice of crops and accepted Abel's animal. Cain took out his rage on his brother by killing him.

"God" then cursed Cain by condemning him to a nomadic existence. To save Cain from being murdered by vengeful persons (though who they would have been is not clear as Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve, the first humans), "God" placed a "mark" on Cain. The nature of this mark is nowhere specified but is taken to be a dark skin complexion by white racists seeking justification for their attitude.

Cain's grandsons Jabel, Jubal,and Tubal-cain are respectively named in Genesis as the founders of pastoralism, music, and metalworking. Biblical literalists have used this section of Genesis 4 as "proof" that cultures practicing pastoralism bear the mark of God's disapproval. It should be noted that most pastoralist groups are traditionally polygynous.

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