Adam and Eve got two sons; the first was called Cain and the second
Abel. Cain tilled the ground, and Abel kept sheep. Once they both
brought their offerings to the Lord: Cain brought of the fruit of the
ground, and Abel of the best of his flock. God had respect unto Abel and
his offering; but unto Cain and his offering He had not respect. Then
Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And God said unto him:
Why is thy countenance fallen? Is it not so that if thou doest well,
thou mayst freely look up? And if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at
the door, and its desire shall be unto thee, but do thou rule over it.
Still Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him, when they were
in the field. And the Lord asked Cain: Where is thy brother? Cain
answered: I know not; am I my brother’s keeper? Then the Lord said: Thy
brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. Therefore cursed art
thou; and a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain
went and dwelt on the east of Eden. His descendants were inventive and
skilful, they invented harps and flutes and forged weapons; but they did
also that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord. (Gen. 4.)