Genesis 4

Genesis 4 is the fourth chapter of the first book of The Bible, Genesis. It contains 26 verses.

Plot
Adam and Eve have a son named Cain and then another son named Abel. Abel becomes a shepherd and Cain becomes a farmer. One day, Cain and Abel are bringing offerings to God. Abel brings the fatty portion of the firstborns of his flock but Cain brings only fruits that he would not eat himself. God likes Abel's offering but not Cain's. Cain becomes jealous of Abel and brings him out into a field where he attacks and kills him. God then asks Cain where Abel is, testing him to see if he will lie. Cain does exactly what God expects him to and lies and says, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?". God then curses Cain saying that if he tries to farm the ground, it will not produce for him anymore fruits and that Cain will spend his life wandering as a nomad. Cain says sadly that anyone might kill him but God says, "Not so!" and then blesses Cain saying that if someone kills him he will be avenged seven times and God put a mark on Cain to show that he is protected by God. Cain eventually does settle in Nod. There, Cain has a son named Enoch with his wife. Cain founds a city which he names after his son. Many more descendants come after Enoch. One is Lamech who takes two wives, Adah and Zillah. Lamech has a total of four children, Jabal, Jubal, Tubalcain, and Naamah. He then boasts to his wives of his greatness saying that is Cain is avenged seven times then he will be avenged seventy-seven times. Adam and Eve have another son named Seth who has a son named Enosh.