case of Cain and Abel who is the criminal and who is not favored in the eyes of God. The Bible is not clear as to why Cain is not favored before he kills Abel. The text states that both Cain and Abel brought an offering to the Lord: "But unto Cain and his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell" (Genesis 4.5). The tensions that develop between the brothers lead to the murder of Abel, after which Cain is cast out and his progeny cursed.
The story of Cain and Abel has meaning beyond rel
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