Cain and Abel
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God “set a mark upon Cain” to protect him in his wanderings. The “mark of Cain” now refers to an individual's or humankind's sinful nature.
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What might the references to Moses and Cain and Abel tell us about Quran’s early audience?
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
After Cain and Abel, was there a first woman?
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2023
Dr. Bito, who was raised Catholic, was particularly interested in Old Testament stories — such as those of Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel — and how they might be reinterpreted.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2021
It houses wooden sculptures depicting Bible stories, including Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel as well as the nativity scene.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2021
Serjeants still address each other as "brother," and indeed, as far as Cain and Abel go, the brotherhood of lawyers cannot be disputed.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
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