Genesis 4:5b Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. Cain thought his offering was perfectly fine, and that God was lucky to have it. He should have received God’s favor, he thought, not his frown. What kind of God would disapprove of an offering anyway? Cain...
Genesis 4:1-2 Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. . . . Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Cain and Abel were the first two sons of Adam and Eve. There were not many career choices back then, so Cain grew up to be a...
Genesis 3:24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. The opportunity to eat from the tree of life, and live forever, was apparently...
Genesis 3:21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. The only way to get skin off an animal is to kill it, so this was the first animal sacrifice. Animals were likely tame before the fall, and may have been like pets. Adam and Eve...