Genesis 4
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Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, "I have acquired a man from the LORD."
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Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now a Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit b of the ground to the LORD.
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Abel also brought of c the firstborn of his flock and of d their fat. And the LORD e respected Abel and his offering,
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but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
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So the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
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"If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it."
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Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and f killed him.
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Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, g "I do not know. Am I h my brother's keeper?"
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And He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood i cries out to Me from the ground.
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"So now j you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
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"When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth."
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And Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear!
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"Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; k I shall be l hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that m anyone who finds me will kill me."
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And the LORD said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him n sevenfold." And the LORD set a o mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
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Then Cain p went out from the q presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
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And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, r and called the name of the city after the name of his son - Enoch.
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To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.
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Then Lamech took for himself s two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.
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And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
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His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute.
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And as for Zillah, she also bore TubalCain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of TubalCain was Naamah.
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Then Lamech said to his wives:
Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech!
For I have killed a man for wounding me,
Even a young man for hurting me.
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t If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold."
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And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and u named him Seth, "For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed."
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And as for Seth, v to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began w to call on the name of the LORD.
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Luke 11:50
That the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation.
Luke 11:51
From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
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Numbers 18:12
All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the LORD, I have given them to you.
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Numbers 18:17
But the firstborn of a cow, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the LORD.
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Leviticus 3:16
And the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the fat is the LORD's.
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Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.
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Matthew 23:35
That on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Luke 11:51
From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
1 John 3:12 - 15
Not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous.
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John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
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1 Corinthians 8:11 - 13
And because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
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Numbers 35:33
So you shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it.
Deuteronomy 21:1 - 9
If anyone is found slain, lying in the field in the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him.
Hebrews 12:24
To Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.
Revelation 6:9
When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.
Revelation 6:10
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?
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Genesis 3:14
So the LORD God said to the serpent: Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.
Deuteronomy 11:28
And the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.
Deuteronomy 28:15 - 20
But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
Galatians 3:10
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.
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Psalms 51:11
Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
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Deuteronomy 31:18
And I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods.
Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
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Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man.
Numbers 35:19
The avenger of blood himself shall put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death.
Numbers 35:21
Or in enmity he strikes him with his hand so that he dies, the one who struck him shall surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.
Numbers 35:27
And the avenger of blood finds him outside the limits of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kills the manslayer, he shall not be guilty of blood.
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Genesis 4:24
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.
Psalms 79:12
And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.
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Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man.
Ezekiel 9:4
And the LORD said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.
Ezekiel 9:6
Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but do not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary." So they began with the elders who were before the temple.
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2 Kings 13:23
But the LORD was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and regarded them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence.
2 Kings 24:20
For because of the anger of the LORD this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 23:39
Therefore behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My presence.
Jeremiah 52:3
For because of the anger of the LORD this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, till He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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Jonah 1:3
But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
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Psalms 49:11
Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever, Their dwelling places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
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Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 16:3
Then Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan.
1 Timothy 3:2
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach.
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Genesis 4:15
And the LORD said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
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Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
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Genesis 5:6
Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.
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Genesis 12:8
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Genesis 26:25
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1 Kings 18:24
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Psalms 116:17
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Joel 2:32
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Zephaniah 3:9
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1 Corinthians 1:2
To the church of God which is at Corinth, to th...
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