Understandably, therefore, Cain (and most likely Abel) is raised to view G-d as his father. The relationship is filial in a very direct sense. For whatever reason, G-d favors Abel.

Steeped in mythology and peculiar plant life, ... Some believe that Cain and Abel were born in Socotra after their parents, Adam and Eve, were kicked out of the Garden of Eden.

Abel, it was told, offered God “the firstlings of his flock” while Cain “the fruit of the ground.” The tale is universal and we are familiar with the direction of the narrative: God ...

In contrast to Cain, Abel is presented as an innovator, an architect, and/ or as a man who takes action. Unlike his father and unlike his elder brother who represented “the way of the world ...

Cain and Abel are born to Eve after she and Adam have sinned and been expelled from the Garden of Eden. In Genesis 3 , God says to Adam, “Cursed is the ground due to you, and in sorrow shall you ...

The Cain and Abel account is depicted on the Ghent Altarpiece designed by Hubert and Jan van Eyck in the 1420s. It is found in St. Bavo’s Cathedral in that Belgian city.

This is Italian artist Pier Francesco Mola’s depiction of Cain’s murder of his brother Abel. Mola lived from 1612-1666. (Courtesy Photo) Told in the fourth chapter of Genesis, the story of ...

It’s just an average day with Cain and Abel. Courtesy of Netflix. There are standalone episodes that are quite charming, largely when the show leans into Gaiman’s talent for references and ...

Cain and Abel represent the first murderer and the first victim, from the Book of Genesis. They are the first two sons of Adam and Eve, with Cain being the eldest of the two siblings.

It’s easy to assume that the biblical brothers Cain and Abel in Netflix’s Sandman are from Genesis — but you’d be dead wrong. They’re actually inspired by Tales From the Crypt.