Genesis 4:8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”
10 Then He said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground! 11 So now you are cursed, alienated, from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed. 12 If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
Cain committed the first murder mentioned in the Bible. His jealousy and anger let him to do this horrible act.
Genesis 4:13 But Cain answered the Lord, “My punishment is too great to bear! 14 Since You are banishing me today from the soil, and I must hide myself from Your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me.”
He is complaining about his punishment to the Lord. He murdered his brother and at the time he did it, he was not thinking of the consequences of his actions. Now that he is being punished he is complaining that it is too much! God does show some mercy to Cain. He says:
Genesis 4:15 Then the Lord replied to him, “In that case, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” And He placed a mark on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him. 16 Then Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
The Lord would not let anyone murder Cain. God also allowed Cain to have a family.
Genesis 4:17 Cain was intimate with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain became the builder of a city, and he named the city Enoch after his son. 18 Irad was born to Enoch, Irad fathered Mehujael, Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. 19 Lamech took two wives for himself, one named Adah and the other named Zillah.20 Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of the nomadic herdsmen. 21 His brother was named Jubal; he was the father of all who play the lyre and the flute. 22 Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. Tubal-cain’s sister was Naamah.
23 Lamech said to his wives:
Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words.
For I killed a man for wounding me,
a young man for striking me.
24 If Cain is to be avenged seven times over,
then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!
The descendants of Cain became the nomads and wanders of the earth. Since the earth would not yield its crop from the ground for Cain, he had to wander to find his food. Some people have wandered where Cain got his wife. There is only one possibility, Cain married his sister. Who else were there? Most people think of today when brothers and sisters do not marry. Too many genetic problems arise today from close relatives marrying. Back then, however, the DNA was not as corrupted. Adam and Eve had perfect DNA. When the fall happened, the DNA started to become corrupt. This website, Cain's Wife, explains the reasons why Cain married a sister and how that was acceptable for him to do.
Well, I would go on, but the little one has awakened early from her nap! I will finish chapter 4 later today or tomorrow morning!
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