The Killing of Abel

In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made sacrifices to God, each of his own produce, but God favored Abel's sacrifice instead of Cain's. Cain then murdered Abel, whereupon God punished Cain to a life of wandering. Cain then dwelt in the land of Nod, where he built a city and fathered the line of descendants beginning with Enoch. The narrative never explicitly states Cain's motive for murdering his brother, nor God's reason for rejecting Cain's sacrifice, nor details on the identity of Cain's wife. Some traditional interpretations consider Cain to be the originator of evil, violence, or greed. According to Genesis, Cain was the first human born and Abel was the first to die.在圣经《创世记》中，该隐与亚伯是亚当与夏娃的首二子。长子该隐以农耕为业，其弟亚伯则为牧羊人。兄弟二人各自以自身劳作产物向上帝献祭，然上帝悦纳亚伯的献祭，却拒绝了该隐的供品。随后该隐谋害了亚伯，上帝遂惩罚其终身漂泊。该隐便迁居至挪得之地，在那里建造城池，并繁衍出以诺为始祖的后裔血脉。该叙事从未明确阐明该隐谋害兄弟的动机，亦未提及上帝拒绝其献祭的缘由，更未交代该隐妻子的身份。部分传统释经解读将该隐视为邪恶、暴力与贪婪的始作俑者。据《创世记》记载，该隐是首个降生的人类，而亚伯则是首个离世者。