Character Profile – Cain

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

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