It’s a tale of two brothers, Cain and Abel, recorded in the Book of Genesis ... But parents can offer kids some sense of security by letting them know, for example, that “Iraq is not next ...

(Genesis 4:1) Most of us go through life with a child’s Bible story concept of the story of Cain and Abel. We recall that Cain brought an offering of vegetables, and according to the Midrash not ...

Cain and Abel. Genesis 4. The first murder in the Bible. We talked about this story in last week’s column as well as in the online discussion and poll. Twenty-six percent of our readers did not ...

Abel’s offering was of the “firstlings of his flock, their fat portions,” while Cain’s was “of the fruit of the ground” (Genesis 4:3-4). This is the first time the Bible makes ...

He cited one of the Bible’s most famous verses, Genesis 4:9, to say people should love one another: “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Cain ...

Man having fallen and been expelled from Eden, the Bible moves on. The first thing we learn is that Eve has a bouncing baby boy, Cain. Then another, Abel. The next thing we’re told is their work ...

Hazony’s major focus in this regard, of which his treatment of Cain and Abel is but a small piece, is to dismantle the popular view that the Hebrew Bible cannot be treated as a serious ...