It is interesting to note that in Genesis, chapter 5, Generations of Adam to Noah, that Cain and Abel do not appear in Adam's genealogy, even though it appears that these were his first children.
Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel, and the sons learned to give sacrifices to God, but something went wrong.
In Chapter 4 of Genesis is the short story of Cain and Abel.
Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain.
Although Steinbeck was not a Christian, he plundered the King James Bible for stories (Cain and Abel became East of Eden) and for the pulse of his prose.
the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers.
The story of Cain and Abel is a classic example of how envy can poison the human spirit and result in great harm.
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