Genesis cain and abel
Scholars, of course, cannot agree on what the mark might have been. For my biblical insights and further reading on giants, stay tuned for upcoming blogs! I personally suspect God increased the size of Cain incrementally until he became a giant.
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This mark had to be exceptionally distinctive. In His unceasing mercy, God heard Cain and placed a mark upon him that all humanity would have to respect.
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He only regretted what he had lost.įrom that point on, Cain would have to constantly be foraging for food and be on the move. At no point in this passage of Cain and Abel do we read that he was sorry for what he had done or that he felt for Abel’s loved ones. When Cain cried out, “My punishment is greater than I can bear!” he was only thinking of himself. He will be rejected.Ĭain was created to farm the soil and would spend the rest of his days unfulfilled. It is as if the earth has a soul and wherever Cain shall dwell, whatever section of the earth he shall try to till, it will know him and identify him as one who spills blood. I do not think the blood of Abel literally spoke, but God personifies the blood of Abel and the earth. He regrets the difficult path set out for him and the punishment he must endure.
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He shows no sign of remorse over the loss Abel, only that God will no longer see him and men will seek vengeance on him. For the remaining verses in Genesis regarding the Can and Abel conflict, we still find an unrepentant man who is hard-hearted and self-absorbed.