# Cain # ## Facts: ## Cain and his younger brother Abel were the first sons of Adam and Eve mentioned in the Bible. * Cain was a farmer who produced food crops while Abel was a sheep herder. * Cain killed his brother Abel in a fit of jealousy because God had accepted Abel's sacrifice but had not accepted Cain's sacrifice. * As punishment, God sent him away from Eden and told him that the land would no longer yield crops for him. * God put a mark on Cain's forehead as a sign that God would protect him from being killed by other people as he wandered. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names)) (See also: [Adam](../other/adam.md), [sacrifice](../other/sacrifice.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [1 John 03:11-12](en/tn/1jn/help/03/11) * [Genesis 04:1-2](en/tn/gen/help/04/01) * [Genesis 04:8-9](en/tn/gen/help/04/08) * [Genesis 04:13-15](en/tn/gen/help/04/13) * [Hebrews 11:4](en/tn/heb/help/11/04) * [Jude 01:9-11](en/tn/jud/help/01/09)