"to live in the Dreaming at Dream's invitation. To support this, Lucifer quotes the verse in the Bible which says that Cain was sent to live in the Land of Nod. This could be a post-Crisis retcon, however, as Destiny claimed in ""Weird Mystery Tales"" #3 that they were not the same as the Biblical Cain and Abel. The nature of reality in the Dreaming is often multiple and when Cain, Abel, and Eve are telling young Daniel Hall three stories, Cain objects to Abel's ""Lil' Endless"" style retelling of their origin claiming that ""... they (the Endless) didn't even"
"you do not,<br>at the tent flap sin crouches<br>and for you is its longing,<br>but you will rule over it."" And Cain said to Abel his brother, ""Let us go out to the field,"" and when they were in the field Cain rose against Abel his brother and killed him. And the Lord said to Cain, ""Where is Abel your brother? And he said, ""I do not know: am I my brother's keeper?"" And He said, ""What have you done? Listen! your brother's blood cries out to me from the soil. And so, cursed shall you be by the soil that gaped"
"brother Abel, lied about the murder to God, and as a result was cursed and marked for life. With the earth left cursed to drink Abel's blood, Cain was no longer able to farm the land. Cain is punished as a ""fugitive and wanderer"". He receives a mark from God, commonly referred to as the ""mark of Cain"", representing God's promise to protect Cain from being murdered. Exegesis of the Septuagint's narrative, ""groaning and shaking upon the earth"" has Cain suffering from body tremors. Interpretations extend Cain's curse to his descendants, where they all died in the Great Deluge as"
"out"" but in another idiom it means to ""be blotted out...from...[the] earth"" to ""be exterminated, be destroyed, perish""; and ""kalah"" (kalah in Qal can mean ""be finished, be destroyed). When Adam and Eve disobey God, he curses them and banishes them from the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3). In Genesis 4:1-18 Cain, the first born man, murders his brother Abel. God curses Cain for this, and also grants him protection from danger. In the Genesis flood narrative (Genesis 6-9), God sees that ""wickedness of man was great"" and decides to exterminate mankind and all animals, saving only Noah and those"
"anyone who would kill him. Cain left God's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Cain had a son, Enoch, and founded a city, and named it after Enoch. Enoch had a son Irad; and Irad had a son Mehujael; and Mehujael had a son Methushael; and Methushael had a son Lamech. The fourth reading (, ""aliyah"") ends here. In the short fifth reading (, ""aliyah""), Lamech took two wives: Adah and Zillah. Adah bore Jabal, the ancestor of those who dwell in tents and amidst herds, and Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the"
"refused to listen and ultimately murdered his brother, Abel (see Al-Ma'ida ; Gen. ). Cain was subsequently called to account by God, who condemned him to a lifetime of wandering and fruitless toil, while promising to take vengeance upon any who tried to avenge his brother's blood upon him. Abel, on the other hand was regarded by the Bible as righteous. The Quran relates a slightly different version; as in the Bible, both offered sacrifice and Cain's was rejected; Cain threatens Abel, who points out that killing him would put Cain ""among the companions of the fire""; Cain murders Abel,"
"The curse was the result of Cain murdering his brother, Abel, and lying about the murder to God. When Cain spilled his brother's blood, the earth became cursed as soon as the blood hit the ground. In a sense, the earth was left ""drinking Abel's blood"". gives a two-part sentencing for Cain's curse. The first concerns the earth that was cursed by Abel's blood. Should Cain attempt to farm the land, the earth would not yield produce for him. This may imply why he went on to build cities, namely the City of Enoch. The second part of the curse"
"obey her husband and desire only him. Adam was punished by having to work endlessly to feed himself and his family. The land would bring forth both thistles and thorns to be cleared and herbs and grain to be planted, nurtured, and harvested. The second part of the curse about his mortality is from his origin as red clay - he is from the land and he and his descendants would return to it when buried after death. When Adam's son Cain slew his brother Abel, he introduced murder into the world (Genesis 4:8-10). For his punishment, God banished him"
"regional tribes were connected to monotheistic ritual at Sinai. German orientalist Walter Beltz believed the story of Cain and Abel was not originally about the murder of a brother, but a myth about the murder of a god's child. In his reading of Genesis 4:1, Eve conceived Cain by Adam, and her second son Abel by another man, this being Yahweh. Eve is thus compared to the Sacred Queen of antiquity, the Mother goddess. Consequently, Yahweh pays heed to Abel's offerings, but not to Cain's. After Cain kills Abel, Yahweh condemns Cain, the murderer of his son, to the cruelest"
"Land of Goshen The Land of Goshen ( or ""Eretz Gošen"") is named in the Bible as the place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph (), and the land from which they later left Egypt at the time of the Exodus. It was located in the eastern Delta of the Nile. If the Septuagint reading ""Gesem"" is correct, the word, which in its Hebrew form has no known meaning, may mean ""cultivated""—comparing the Arabic root ""j-š-m"", ""to labor"". Egyptologists have suggested a connection with the Egyptian word ""qas"", meaning ""inundated land"" because Goshen was apparently"
"time of the Crusades holds that the slaying of Cain by Lamech took place on a mound called ""Cain Mons"" (i.e. Mount Cain), which is a corruption of ""Caymont"", a Crusader fort in Tel Yokneam in modern-day Israel. According to the Mandaean scriptures including the Qolastā, the Book of John and Genzā Rabbā, Abel is cognate with the angelic soteriological figure Hibil Ziwa who taught John the Baptist. According to the narrative in Genesis, Abel (, ""Hevel""; , ""Hābīl"") is Eve's second son. His name in Hebrew is composed of the same three consonants as a root meaning ""breath"". Julius"
"spoke to Abel, and when they were in the field, Cain killed Abel. When God asked Cain where his brother was, Cain replied that he did not know, asking if he was his brother's keeper. God asked Cain what he had done, as his brother's blood cried out to God from the ground. God cursed Cain to fail at farming and to become a ceaseless wanderer. Cain complained to God that his punishment was too great to bear, as anyone who met him might kill him. So God put a mark on Cain and promised to take sevenfold vengeance on"
"impregnated the Rose of the Shechinah. Judah Halevi taught that Adam lived on the land that contained the Cave of Machpelah, and it was the first object of jealousy and envy between Cain and Abel. The two brothers wanted to know which of them would succeed Adam and inherit his essence, intrinsic perfection, and land – who would stand in connection with the Divine Influence, while the other would be a nonentity. When Cain killed Abel, the realm was without an heir. Judah Halevi interpreted the words of ""Cain went out of the presence of Lord,"" to mean that Cain"
"extending as far north as the mountain of Gilead, from which country they expelled the Emim, the original inhabitants, but they themselves were afterward driven southward by warlike tribes of Amorites, who had crossed the river Jordan. These Amorites, described in the Bible as being ruled by King Sihon, confined the Moabites to the country south of the river Arnon, which formed their northern boundary. God renewed his covenant with the Israelites at Moab before the Israelites entered the ""promised land"" (). Moses died there, prevented by God from entering the promised land. He was buried in an unknown location"
"were scattered following the failure of the Tower of Babel, Ham and his children journeyed to their allotment, with the exception of Canaan, who settled in Shem's territory, thus receiving another curse. According to ""Jubilees"" 10:29–34, this second curse is attributed to Canaan's steadfast refusal to join his elder brothers in Ham's allotment beyond the Nile, and instead ""squatting"" within the inheritance of Shem, on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, the region later promised to Abraham: And Canaan saw the land of Lebanon to the river of Egypt, that it was very good, and he went not into the"
"of Genesis () tell how Joseph, son of Jacob/Israel, is first sold by his brothers into Egyptian slavery but is promoted by the unnamed pharaoh to vizier of Egypt and is given permission to bring his father, his brothers, and their families into Egypt to live in the Land of Goshen (eastern Nile Delta around modern Faqus). The Bible tells how the Israelites are enslaved in Egypt and eventually escape under the leadership of Moses. At least two pharaohs are involved, the ""Pharaoh of the Oppression"" who enslaves the Israelites, and the ""Pharaoh of the Exodus"" during whose rule the"
"of Hell. The innocent pleading and preaching of Abel had no effect upon Cain, for he was full of arrogance, pride and jealousy. He subsequently slew the righteous Abel, but in doing so, he ruined himself and became of those who remain lost. This would be the earliest example of the murder of a righteous man taking place upon the earth. In the future, many other evildoers would slay the wise and pious believers. After the murder, Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show Cain how to hide the disgrace of his brother. Cain, in his shame,"
"brother, nor God's reason for rejecting Cain's sacrifice, nor details on the identity of Cain's wife. Some traditional interpretations consider Cain to be the originator of evil, violence, or greed. According to Genesis, Cain was the first human born and Abel was the first to die. The story of Cain's murder of Abel and its consequences is told in Genesis 4:1-18 (""Translation and notes from Robert Alter, ""The Five Books of Moses""""): And the human knew Eve his woman and she conceived and bore Cain, and she said, ""I have got me a man with the Lord."" And she bore"
"and given different jobs. The author Daniel Quinn, first in his book ""Ishmael"" and later in ""The Story of B"", proposes that the story of Cain and Abel is an account of early Semitic herdsmen observing the beginnings of what he calls totalitarian agriculture, with Cain representing the first 'modern' agriculturists and Abel the pastoralists. Cain and Abel In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made sacrifices to God, each of his own produce,"
"or taking any of them back to Eden. Cain, embittered, packs his things, tells Father and Abel that he is going to go find his future out in the wasteland, and leaves the glen (""Lost in the Wilderness (Reprise)""). Father tells Abel to keep his visit secret from his parents, but that he will return to them. Adam and Eve, deeply worried about Cain's safety out in the Wasteland, find some comfort in the fact that they have been able to create a life and family for themselves outside of Eden (""Close to Home""), but this peacefulness is once again"
"her that she must leave the garden as she is no longer innocent. And, in a twist from the Genesis tale, Adam is then torn between these two choices: he can either stay with Father in Eden, or he can eat the fruit and be banished with Eve. Adam decides that, even though it means leaving the garden that he loves with all his heart forever, he must be with Eve (""A World Without You""). Adam and Eve are driven out of the garden by Father into the wasteland surrounding the garden and have two children, Cain and Abel (""The"
"of Eden. The story continues with the first crime committed by mankind: Adamʻs son Cain murdered his brother Abel. Genealogy of Cain and genealogy of Seth are also given. Mankindʻs corruption was great on the Earth. God felt regret for making humans, but there was a man called Noah. All these events are told through the clear and simple words of an old nomad shepherd. Genesis: The Creation and the Flood Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (also called Genesi: La creazione e il diluvio in Italy or The Bible: Genesis in Australia) is a 1994 television film shot in"
"the land of Nod is the home in exile of Caine, the first vampire. God's curse upon Caine is interpreted as transforming him and his line into vampires. The biblical quote is mentioned in the ""Command & Conquer"" video game, and is thought to be the origin of the name for the Brotherhood of Nod, as the group's charismatic leader is also known only as Kane. Kane's command center, known as the Temple of Nod, also houses a coffin bearing the name Abel upon its surface, and the preserved body of his most trusted officer, Seth (in reference to the"
"See Genesis and Al-Ma'ida . According to the Bible, Adam and Eve had two sons: Cain, the eldest, and Abel, his brother. Each made sacrifices to God, but God only accepted Abel's sacrifice and offering, and not Cain's because Abel gave the best of his flocks, indicating that God came first in his heart. Cain, on the other hand, gave a sacrifice from the fruit of his ground, which shows that he was more focused upon only making a sacrifice rather than pleasing the Lord.(Gen. ; see Al-Ma'ida ). Although God attempted to remonstrate with Cain about his attitude, Cain"
"The Midrash taught that they divided the world between them. The first took the land and the second took the movables. The first told the second that he was standing on the first's land. The second retorted that the first was wearing the second's clothes. The second told the first to strip off his clothes. The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground. Out of this quarrel, as reports, ""Cain rose up against his brother Abel."" Rabbi Joshua of Siknin said in Rabbi Levi's name, however, that Cain and Abel quarreled because one said that the Temple"
"distinguished, in most cases the same word being used for both. In some passages the land of Babylonia is called Shinar, while in the post-exilic literature it is called Chaldea. In the Book of Genesis, Babylonia is described as the land in which Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh are located – cities that are declared to have formed the beginning of Nimrod's kingdom (Gen. x 10). Here, the Tower of Babel was located (Gen. xi. 1–9); and it was also the seat of Amraphel's dominion (Gen. xiv. 1, 9). In the historical books Babylonia is frequently referred to (there are"
"Adam and Cathy move to the Salinas Valley in California, where Cathy gets pregnant and gives birth to twin boys. Shortly afterward, she tells Adam that she is leaving him, and shoots him in the shoulder when he tries to stop her. Adam is devastated, but eventually recovers with help from his loyal Cantonese servant Lee and his old friend Samuel Hamilton. Lee and Hamilton relate to Adam the story of Cain and Abel, and tell him that God's admonition to Cain - ""Timshel"", Hebrew for ""thou mayest"" - symbolizes a human being's freedom to choose between good and evil"
"him settle in the land of Nod. Greenspoon says, ""The root of the Hebrew verb 'to wander' is ""n-w-d"" and ""the proper name 'Nod' derives from the same root as the verb 'to wander'... What sort of settling is Cain likely to experience in a land whose very name connotes (constant) wandering?"" Greenspoon says Aaron's response to getting caught after making the golden calf is humorous. ""Does Aaron come clean when confronted by his enraged brother...? Not exactly. He does attempt to shift blame—""You know this people is bent on evil"". He also admits to asking the people for their"
"God rejects Cain's sacrifice, since Cain never received instructions about how to sacrifice correctly, nor had he done anything wrong, and why God then admonishes Cain with a warning about sin. The Midrash suggest that although Abel brought the best meat from his flock, Cain did not set aside for God the best of his harvest. According to the Book of Genesis, Cain (, ""Qayin""; Koine Greek , ""Ka-in""; Ethiopian version: ""Qayen""; , ""Qābīl"") is the first child of Eve, the first murderer, and the third human being to fall under a curse. According to , Cain treacherously murdered his"
"hast thou done? Thou hast brought upon us great wrath which is death."" (chapters 5–14) Later only Seth can witness the taking-up of Adam at his funeral in a divine chariot, which deposits him in the Garden of Eden. Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaqi) refers to Seth as the ancestor of Noah and hence the father of all mankind, all other humans having perished in the Great Flood. In gnosticism, Seth is seen as a replacement given by God for Abel, whom Cain had slain. It is said that late in life, Adam gave Seth secret teachings that would become the"
"Goshen of northern Egypt. The Egyptian Pharaonic government allegedly enslaved their descendants, although there is no independent evidence of this having occurred. After some 400 years of slavery, YHWH, the God of Israel, sent the Hebrew prophet Moses of the tribe of Levi to release the Israelites from bondage. According to the Bible, the Hebrews miraculously emigrated out of Egypt (an event known as the Exodus), and returned to their ancestral homeland in Canaan. According to the Bible, after their emancipation from Egyptian slavery, the people of Israel wandered around and lived in the Sinai desert for a span of"
"Expulsion"" and ""The Wasteland""). Several years later, Adam and Eve, along with their children, continue with their lives, hoping and praying that Father will one day return and bring them home to Eden. Eve realizes that the same fire that led to her eating the fruit is present in her son, Cain (""The Spark of Creation (Reprise 1)""). Cain, like his mother, longs to see the world, but out of fear for their children's safety, Adam and Eve have set their glen as the boundary, with no chance of their children going beyond the waterfall. Cain, upset that his parents"
"early commentators have said that Cain and Abel have sisters, usually twin sisters. According to Rabbi Joshua ben Karha as quoted in Genesis Rabbah, ""Only two entered the bed, and seven left it: Cain and his twin sister, Abel and his two twin sisters."" The Book of Genesis does not give a specific reason for the murder of Abel. Modern commentators typically assume that the motives were jealousy and anger due to God rejecting Cain's offering, while accepting Abel's. The First Epistle of John says the following: Ancient exegetes, such as the Midrash and the ""Conflict of Adam and Eve"