Cain and Abel

Abel ( Hébel, in pausa Hā́ḇel; Hábel; , Hābēl) is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within the Abrahamic religions. Born as the second son of Adam and Eve, the first two humans created by God, he was a shepherd who offered his firstborn flock to God as a religious offering (Genesis 4:1–8). God accepted Abel's offering but not that of his older brother Cain, leading Cain to kill Abel out of jealousy; some later interpretations suggest that Cain may have slain him with a stone. This act marked the first death in biblical history, making Abel the first murder victim.

Cain is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He is the elder brother of Abel, and the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, the first couple within the Bible. He was a farmer who gave an offering of his crops to God. However, God was not pleased and favored Abel's offering over Cain's. Out of jealousy, Cain killed his brother, for which he was punished by God with the curse and mark of Cain. He had several descendants, starting with his son Enoch and including Lamech.

persons of the Bible, the first two sons of Adam and Eve

son of Cain (Biblical figure)

group of Jewish apocryphal writings about the lives of Adam and Eve from the expulsion from the Garden of Eden to their deaths

The Cainites or Cainians (, Kainoi, and , Kaianoi) were a heresy allegedly venerating Cain and celebrating him for his sins, described by Irenaeus.

place mentioned in the Bible, the abode of Cain

Mosque in Damascus, Syria

First weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading

phrase originating in Genesis

part of the scriptural canon of the LDS movement; originally Genesis 1–6 of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible; today published as part of the Pearl of Great Price

belief the serpent mated with Eve in the Garden of Eden, and the offspring of their union was Cain