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    Abel’s gift over Cain’s because Abel’s gift was worth more to Abel than Cain’s gift to Cain. Abel chose the best lamb for God while Cain gave God leftover hays. Cain asked Abel why he sacrificed his best lamb and told him that the harvest is good that year so there was a lot of leftover hays that he will give to God. Cain’s gift was not even something he would have kept and Abel chose something he loved dearly. The sacrifices made between the two clearly shows how selfless and selfish Cain and Abel

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    Cain and Abel (My Brother’s Keeper) Biblical Cain and Abel is the story of the second two people on earth. They are the sons of Adam and Eve. In the story (of their life) Cain is the older brother‚ he is a crop farmer. Abel the younger of two is a sheep herder. Cain was the first person born on the planet as well as the first murderer. Abel is the first brother‚ but is the first person to ever die as well. Both sons gave offerings to the lord. Cain gave him crops and a cultivated land. Abel gave

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    Cain and Abel The Graves/Jung model is an interpretative method that attempts to explain a variety of things on a variety of levels. It explains how individuals progress‚ how societies progress‚ how theories progress‚ how we view others‚ and how others view us; just to name a few. I will be applying the theory to analyze the story of Cain and Abel found in the fourth chapter of Genesis‚ in the Bible. I will be interpreting the three main characters to assess what level of the model they are functioning

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    she named Cain. Soon after‚ she has a second son‚ Abel. Even so‚ there is imminent trouble lingering for the boys. Cain grows up to be farmer‚ while Abel becomes a shepherd. Both of the sons frequently hand up offerings to their lord; Cain giving crops and Abel giving livestock. God however favors Abel’s offerings over Cain’s offerings. “So Cain was very angry and his countenance fell.” (Genesis 4:5) God observes Cain’s envy and forewarns him to not act upon the emotions he is feeling; Cain inconsiderately

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    The Story of Cain and Abel (Gen 4: 1-16) Then Adam had intercourse with his wife Eve‚ and Eve became pregnant. She bore a son and said “By the Lord’s Help I have gotten a son.” So she named him Cain‚ later she gave birth to another son‚ Abel. Abel became a shepherd‚ but Cain grew up to be a Farmer. After some time Cain brought some of his harvest to the Lord and gave it as an offering to the Lord. Then Abel brought the first Lamb born to one of his Sheep‚ killed it‚ and gave the best parts of

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    memoir‚ Gourevitch makes an analogy‚ comparing Tutsis and Hutus with Cain and Abel. In the first paragraph of the fourth chapter‚ Gourevitch begins to explain the story of Cain and Abel. “In the famous story‚ the older brother‚ Cain‚ was a cultivator‚ and Abel‚ the younger‚ was a herdsman. They made their offerings to God-- Cain from his crops‚ Abel from his herds. Abel’s portion won God’s regard; Cain’s did not. So Cain killed Abel” (Gourevitch 47). Later on in the chapter‚ Gourevitch says that‚ “Hutus

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    of doing all kinds of evil to his fellow man. This is clearly seen in the story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4: 1-16). Cain was jealous of Abel because Abel’s sacrifice was accepted by God and Cain’s wasn’t. The jealousy led to Cain committing murder. The story teaches us a lot about the nature of God. God knows human thoughts and motives. He punishes fairly and cares for the innocent and also‚ like in the case of Cain‚ he generously gives people a second chance. My opinion for this is that jealousy

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    Cain and Abel Biblical Adam and Eve had two sons. The first son was named Cain and the second son was named Abel. Cain grew up to become a farmer and Abel grew up to become a Shepard. Adam and Eve were asked to sacrifice a lamb for disobeying God and they told this story to Cain and Abel. Abel was very concerned that his sacrifice be special to God‚ so he offered him his first and best lamb. Cain offered the Lord his straw. The Lord respectably took Abel’s offering and not Cain’s. Cain

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    What is the significance and nature of Cain and Abel’s gifts? What was the basis of their acceptance or rejection? Gen. 4:1-6 v.3 (AKJV) And in process of time it came to pass‚ that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD. v.4 (AKJV) And Abel‚ he also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering: v.5 (AKJV) But to Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth‚ and his countenance

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    The story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 can be relatable to many of humankind’s downfalls such as institutional racism‚ segregation‚ genocide‚ and/or historical cover-up‚ as well as the ultimate battle of good versus evil. The actions of Cain and the consequences that God gives him shed light on the realities explored by Zinn in his book‚ Columbus‚ The Indians‚ and Human Progress‚ and how they are relatable. Through Cain’s action of killing Abel compared to the killing and genocide of the Europeans

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