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Genesis 4

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  1. 1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.14 cross-references: 1 John 3:12, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 5:29, Numbers 31:17
  2. 2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.24 cross-references: 1 John 3:12, 1 John 3:15, Luke 11:51, John 8:44, Genesis 47:3
  3. 3And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.13 cross-references: Numbers 18:12, Leviticus 2:1–11, 1 Kings 17:7, Nehemiah 13:6
  4. 4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:34 cross-references: Hebrews 11:4, Proverbs 3:9, Exodus 13:12, 1 Peter 1:19–20, Numbers 18:17
  5. 5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.34 cross-references: Hebrews 11:4, Job 5:2, Luke 15:28–30, Acts 13:45, Isaiah 3:10–11
  6. 6And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?11 cross-references: Isaiah 1:18, Job 5:2, Luke 15:31–32, Jeremiah 2:31, Matthew 20:15
  7. 7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.40 cross-references: James 1:15, Romans 2:6–10, Isaiah 3:10–11, Romans 6:16, Hebrews 11:4
  8. 8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.40 cross-references: 1 John 3:12–15, Matthew 23:35, Jude 1:11, Luke 11:51, Micah 7:6
  9. 9And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?18 cross-references: Proverbs 28:13, John 8:44, Psalms 9:12, Psalms 10:13–14, Acts 5:4–9
  10. 10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.44 cross-references: Hebrews 12:24, Hebrews 11:4, Psalms 72:14, Isaiah 5:7, James 5:4
  11. 11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;20 cross-references: Job 16:18, Galatians 3:10, Genesis 3:14, Deuteronomy 28:15–20, Job 31:38–40
  12. 12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.22 cross-references: Hosea 9:17, Leviticus 26:36, Leviticus 26:20, Deuteronomy 28:23–24, Genesis 3:17–18
  13. 13And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.11 cross-references: Job 15:22, Revelation 16:9, Revelation 16:11, Revelation 16:21
  14. 14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.33 cross-references: Numbers 35:19, Job 15:20–24, Psalms 143:7, Proverbs 28:1, Deuteronomy 28:65
  15. 15And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.20 cross-references: Ezekiel 9:4, Psalms 79:12, Genesis 4:24, Ezekiel 9:6, 1 Kings 16:7
  16. 16And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.22 cross-references: Job 2:7, 2 Kings 24:20, Genesis 3:8, Exodus 20:18, Genesis 4:14
  17. 17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.10 cross-references: Psalms 49:11, Daniel 4:30, Ecclesiastes 2:4–11, Luke 17:28–29, Genesis 11:4
  18. 18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.3 cross-references: Genesis 5:21, Genesis 36:2
  19. 19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.7 cross-references: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:18, Matthew 19:4–6, Matthew 19:8
  20. 20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.10 cross-references: Genesis 25:27, Jeremiah 35:9–10, Genesis 4:2, 1 Chronicles 4:4–5, Romans 4:11–12
  21. 21And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.8 cross-references: Romans 4:11–12, Genesis 31:27, Job 21:12, Isaiah 5:12, Amos 6:5
  22. 22And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah.6 cross-references: 2 Chronicles 2:7, Numbers 31:22, Deuteronomy 33:25, Exodus 25:3, Deuteronomy 8:9
  23. 23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.5 cross-references: Leviticus 19:18, Numbers 23:18, Exodus 20:13, Judges 9:7
  24. 24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.5 cross-references: Matthew 18:22, Genesis 4:15
  25. 25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.17 cross-references: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 5:3–4, 1 Chronicles 1:1, Genesis 4:10–11, Genesis 4:1–3
  26. 26And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.23 cross-references: Psalms 116:17, 1 Kings 18:24, Joel 2:32, Zephaniah 3:9, Genesis 12:8

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