Genesis 4:2 — And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain w… — King James | maBible

Read Genesis 4:2 (King James) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 4.2, Genesis 4v2, Gen. 4:2. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Other reference formats: Genesis 4.2, Genesis 4v2, Gen. 4:2.

2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Passage themes

The birth of the second son — And she again bare
Two opposite brothers — his brother Abel
The shepherd's work — Abel was a keeper of sheep
Working the ground — Cain was a tiller of the ground

Notes and references

Abel: Heb. Hebel
a keeper: Heb. a feeder

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Le premier signe d'alliance L'arc-en-ciel apparaît pour la première fois dans la Bible comme un signe d'alliance : Dieu le place dans le ciel après le déluge pour promettre qu'il ne détruira plus jamais la terre par les eaux (Genèse 9:13-15).

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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