Genesis 4

Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, “I have gained a man with the LORD’s help.” She gave birth again, to his brother Abel. Abel became a keeper of flocks, while Cain worked the ground. In the course of time Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground. Abel also brought an offering from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but he did not look with favor on Cain and his offering. Cain became very angry, and his face fell. The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.” Cain spoke to his brother Abel. While they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” The LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground. Now you are cursed and driven from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. Look, you have driven me today from the surface of the ground, and I will be hidden from your presence. I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” The LORD said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain will suffer vengeance sevenfold.” Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch. To Enoch was born Irad. Irad fathered Mehujael, Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. Lamech took two wives. The name of one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all who play the lyre and the pipe. Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-cain, who forged every kind of bronze and iron tool. Tubal-cain’s sister was Naamah. Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
wives of Lamech, listen to my words.
For I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. If Cain is avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.” Adam had relations with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has appointed me another child in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.” To Seth also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the LORD.

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