Posts Tagged ‘Cain’
Why isn’t Cain mentioned in the genealogy of Adam?
Question: If everything in the original Bible is true, why is Cain not mentioned once in the genealogy of Adam? If we look into the word superinfertation at the three latest I have seen in medical files is there perhaps a way that Cain could have been born just before Abel without Adam knowing Eve…
Read MoreIf God doesn’t show favoritism, then why was Abel’s sacrifice accepted and Cain’s was rejected?
Question: The Bible says that God does not show favoritism toward anyone. So how is it that He favored Abel over Cain, and accepted Abel’s offering while rejecting Cain’s? Answer: By saying that God is impartial (Romans 2:11), what is being said is that God doesn’t favor one person over another based on external attributes.…
Read MoreWas Cain the son of the Devil?
Question: My Sunday school teacher says that Cain is the son of the Devil. I don’t see where in the Bible this is true. Is it? Answer: If your teacher means physically, then it is time to find a better teacher. “Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said,…
Read MoreIs there a connection between the mark of the beast and the mark of Cain?
Question: I would like to ask you a question concerning the ‘mark’ of Cain. In Genesis 4:15, it talks about the ‘sign for Cain.’ I understand this was something God did. In Revelation 20:4, it talks about the ‘mark of the beast, on the forehead and hands’. My question is: Is there a connection or…
Read MoreWhere did Cain get his wife?
Question: Where did Cain get his wife? Answer: Genesis 5:3-4 tells us, “And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters.” Though Cain and…
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