
Cain is first introduced in Genesis chapter 4 after Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden of Eden. Here are some quick facts that we know about Cain:
- parents are Adam and Eve
- 1st born son
- brother to Abel
- name means possession (i.e. belonging to someone/something, in this case Adam and Eve)
- was a farmer
- murdered his brother Abel
- 1st person to become a murderer in the Bible
- Cursed by God to be a fugitive and outcast
- God put a mark on his body for people to identify him and know the curse on his life
- lived in the land East of Eden
- father of Enoch
Cain is mentioned in the following scriptures in the Bible:
- Genesis 4 (entire chapter)
- Hebrews 11 verse 4
- 1 John 3 verse 12
- Jude 1 verse 11