1 And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, 'I have gotten a man by Jehovah;' 2 and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground. 3 And it cometh to pass at the end of days that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah; 4 and Abel, he hath brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, even from their fat ones; and Jehovah looketh unto Abel and unto his present, 5 and unto Cain and unto his present He hath not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen. 6 And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath thy countenance fallen? 7 Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.' 8 And Cain saith unto Abel his brother, ['Let us go into the field;'] and it cometh to pass in their being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him. 9 And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Where [is] Abel thy brother?' and he saith, 'I have not known; my brother's keeper — I?' 10 And He saith, 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground; 11 and now, cursed [art] thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand; 12 when thou tillest the ground, it doth not add to give its strength to thee — a wanderer, even a trembling one, thou art in the earth.' 13 And Cain saith unto Jehovah, 'Greater is my punishment than to be borne; 14 lo, Thou hast driven me to-day from off the face of the ground, and from Thy face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it hath been — every one finding me doth slay me.' 15 And Jehovah saith to him, 'Therefore — of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is required;' and Jehovah setteth to Cain a token that none finding him doth slay him. 16 And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about east of Eden; 17 and Cain knoweth his wife, and she conceiveth, and beareth Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calleth the name of the city, according to the name of his son — Enoch. 18 And born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad hath begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael hath begotten Methusael; and Methusael hath begotten Lamech. 19 And Lamech taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah. 20 And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents and purchased possessions; 21 and the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he hath been father of every one handling harp and organ. 22 And Zillah she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain [is] Naamah. 23 And Lamech saith to his wives: — 'Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear [to] my saying: For a man I have slain for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt; 24 For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.' 25 And Adam again knoweth his wife, and she beareth a son, and calleth his name Seth, 'for God hath appointed for me another seed instead of Abel:' for Cain had slain him. 26 And to Seth, to him also a son hath been born, and he calleth his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the name of Jehovah.
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Personas y lugares de este capítulo
Del árbol genealógico y los mapas bíblicos de este sitio (en inglés), solo donde esas guías citan este capítulo.
Personas
Abel
A shepherd whose faithful offering pleased God, murdered by his own brother.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4; Hebrews 11:4
Adah
One of Lamech's two wives, who gave birth to Jabal and was addressed with Zillah in Lamech's boast.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:19; Genesis 4:20; Genesis 4:23
Adam
Formed from the dust by God's own hand, the father of all who live.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 1–5
Cain
The firstborn of humanity, whose jealousy led to the first murder.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4
Enoch
Cain's son, after whom Cain named the first city recorded in Scripture.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:17-18
Enosh
In his days people first began to call on the name of the LORD.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:26; 5:6–11
Eve
The first woman, formed from Adam and named "the mother of all living."
Citado en la guía: Genesis 2-4
Irad
Son of Enoch and grandson of Cain, listed in Cain's genealogy.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:18
Jabal
Son of Lamech, called the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:20
Jubal
Son of Lamech, called the father of all who play the harp and flute.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:21
Lamech
Descendant of Cain who took two wives and boasted of avenging himself with violence.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:18-24
Mehujael
Son of Irad in the line of Cain, named only in the genealogy.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:18
Naamah
Named in Lamech's family as the sister of Tubal-cain.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:22
Seth
The son granted in Abel's place, through whom the godly line continued.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:25–5:8
Zillah
One of Lamech's two wives, who gave birth to Tubal-cain and was addressed with Adah in Lamech's boast.
Citado en la guía: Genesis 4:19; Genesis 4:22; Genesis 4:23
Referencias cruzadas (26)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Juan 3:12; Génesis 3:15; Génesis 4:25
- 2 1 Juan 3:12; 1 Juan 3:15; Lucas 11:51; Juan 8:44; 1 Juan 3:10
- 3 Números 18:12; Levítico 2:1–11
- 4 Hebreos 11:4; Proverbios 3:9; Éxodo 13:12; Números 18:17; 1 Pedro 1:19–20
- 5 Hebreos 11:4; Job 5:2; Isaías 3:10–11; Lucas 15:28–30; Mateo 20:15
- 6 Isaías 1:18; Job 5:2; Lucas 15:31–32; Jeremías 2:31; Mateo 20:15
- 7 Santiago 1:15; Romanos 2:6–10; Isaías 3:10–11; Romanos 6:16; Hebreos 11:4
- 8 Mateo 23:35; 1 Juan 3:12–15; Judas 11; Proverbios 26:24–26; Lucas 11:51
- 9 Proverbios 28:13; Juan 8:44; Salmo 9:12; Salmo 10:13–14; Génesis 37:32
- 10 Hebreos 12:24; Salmo 72:14; Hebreos 11:4; Isaías 5:7; Santiago 5:4
- 11 Gálatas 3:10; Job 16:18; Génesis 3:14; Deuteronomio 28:15–20; Job 31:38–40
- 12 Oseas 9:17; Levítico 26:20; Levítico 26:36; Deuteronomio 28:23–24; Salmo 109:10
- 13 Job 15:22; Apocalipsis 16:9
- 14 Números 35:19; Salmo 143:7; Job 15:20–24; Proverbios 28:1; Deuteronomio 28:65
- 15 Ezequiel 9:4; Salmo 79:12; Génesis 4:24; Ezequiel 9:6; Apocalipsis 14:11
- 16 Job 2:7; Génesis 4:14; 2 Reyes 13:23; Jeremías 23:39; Génesis 3:8
- 17 Daniel 4:30; Eclesiastés 2:4–11; Salmo 49:11; Génesis 5:18; Lucas 17:28–29
- 18 Génesis 36:2; Génesis 5:21
- 19 Génesis 2:24; Génesis 2:18; Mateo 19:4–6; Mateo 19:8
- 20 Génesis 25:27; Romanos 4:11–12; Juan 8:44; Jeremías 35:9–10; 1 Crónicas 2:50–52
- 21 Amós 6:5; Job 21:12; Romanos 4:11–12; Isaías 5:12; Génesis 31:27
- 22 Deuteronomio 33:25; 2 Crónicas 2:7; Números 31:22; Deuteronomio 8:9; Éxodo 25:3
- 23 Números 23:18; Levítico 19:18; Éxodo 20:13; Jueces 9:7
- 24 Mateo 18:22; Génesis 4:15
- 25 Génesis 4:8; Lucas 3:38; Génesis 5:3–4; Génesis 4:10–11; 1 Crónicas 1:1
- 26 Salmo 116:17; 1 Reyes 18:24; Joel 2:32; Sofonías 3:9; Lucas 3:38
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
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And it came to pass, while they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him." Ye see, brethren, how envy and jealousy led to the murder of a brother.
… is without blame, and worketh no evil --that God who reveals what is hidden [in the heart], but who worketh not evil--when Cain was by no means at rest, He saith to him: "To thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." Thus did He in like manner speak to Pilate: "Thou shouldest have no power at …
Therefore, although it is written, "And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bare Enoch, and he builded a city and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch," it does not follow that we are to believe this to have been his first-born; for we cannot suppose that this is proved by the …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Heardest thou not Lamech saying, "Of Lamech vengeance shall be taken seventy times sevenfold;" that is, "I am deserving of more punishment than Cain." Why could this be?
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Thus Enos "hoped to call upon the Name of the Lord." Hope was that for which he is commended; and that, not that he should know God, but that he should call upon him.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)