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GENESIS 5
Later she gave birth to his brother and
named him Abel.
When they grew up, Abel became a shep
herd, while Cain cultivated the ground.
3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain pre
sented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord.
4Abel also brought a gift—the best portions
of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The
Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5but he did
not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain
very angry, and he looked dejected.
6 “Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked
Cain. “Why do you look so dejected? 7You will
be accepted if you do what is right. But if you
refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin
is crouching at the door, eager to control you.
But you must subdue it and be its master.”
8 One day Cain suggested to his brother,
“Let’s go out into the fields.”* And while they
were in the field, Cain attacked his brother,
Abel, and killed him.
9Afterward the Lord asked Cain, “Where
is your brother? Where is Abel?”
“I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my
brother’s guardian?”
10 But the Lord said, “What have you done?
Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me
from the ground! 11Now you are cursed and
banished from the ground, which has swal
lowed your brother’s blood. 12No longer will
the ground yield good crops for you, no mat
ter how hard you work! From now on you will
be a homeless wanderer on the earth.”
13 Cain replied to the Lord, “My punish
ment* is too great for me to bear! 14You have
banished me from the land and from your
presence; you have made me a homeless
wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!”
15 The Lord replied, “No, for I will give a
sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills
you.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to
warn anyone who might try to kill him. 16So
Cain left the Lord’s presence and settled in
the land of Nod,* east of Eden.
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The Descendants of Cain
17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and
she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch.
Then Cain founded a city, which he named
Enoch, after his son. 18Enoch had a son named
Irad. Irad became the father of* Mehujael. Me
hujael became the father of Methushael. Me
thushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first
was named Adah, and the second was Zillah.
20Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first
of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
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beings
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them and called them “human.”
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and
His brother’s name was Jubal, the first of all
who play the harp and flute. 22Lamech’s other
p wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal
ground. cain. He became an expert in forging tools
pre of bronze and iron. Tubalcain had a sister
Lord. named Naamah. 23 One day Lamech said to
portions his wives,
he
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
did
listen to me, you wives of Lamech.
Cain
I have killed a man who attacked me,
ed
a young man who wounded me.
ill 24 If someone who kills Cain is punished
ou
seven times,
Sin
then the one who kills me will be
ou.
punished seventyseven times!”
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brother, The Birth of Seth
they 25Adam had sexual relations with his wife
brother, again, and she gave birth to another son.
She named him Seth,* for she said, “God has
“Where granted me another son in place of Abel,
whom Cain killed.” 26 When Seth grew up,
my he had a son and named him Enosh. At that
time people first began to worship the Lord
done? by name.
me
and The Descendants of Adam
This is the written account of the descen
al
will
dants of Adam. When God created human
mat beings,* he made them to be like himself. 2He
will created them male and female, and he blessed
them and called them “human.”
punish
ve 3When Adam was 130 years old, he became
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the father of a son who was just like
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him—in his very image. He named his
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son Seth. 4After the birth of Seth, Adam
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lived another 800 years, and he had
kills
other sons and daughters. 5Adam lived
Cain to
930 years, and then he died.
So 6When Seth was 105 years old, he became
settled in
the father of* Enosh. 7After the birth of*
Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and
he had other sons and daughters. 8Seth
lived 912 years, and then he died.
and 9When Enosh was 90 years old, he became
Enoch.
the father of Kenan. 10After the birth of
named
Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years,
named
and he had other sons and daughters.
11 Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
Me
Me 12When Kenan was 70 years old, he became
the father of Mahalalel. 13After the
first
birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another
lah.
840 years, and he had other sons and
first
daughters. 14Kenan lived 910 years, and
tents.
then he died.
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