A Summary Of Cain And Abel In Genesis 4

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 performed on the Native Americans, we are able to see the truth behind God’s warning to Cain about the power of sin in the results of the European’s actions. God’s seven-fold vengeance that he presents to Cain can be comparable in the cases of Europeans in ways of how their actions resulted in the downfall of their empires. Finally, the question of “Am I my brother’s keeper?” relates to the reason for the Europeans wrong/evil mindset for their actions and justification of genocide on the Native Americans. “Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let us go out to the field.’ And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him” Genesis 4:8. In accordance to the Bible, Cain killed his brother Abel for the reason of God having regard for Abel and did not for Cain. This account from the Cain and Abel story sheds light on the realities explored by Zinn, in which he provides many examples. His first is
Their answers to the “ultimate” question(s) such as, “What is humankind’s purpose?” and/or, “What is the meaning of life?”, are similar meanings with differing values according to the specifics of each creation story. The answers to the creation stories’ ultimate questions in accordance of interpreting the texts as they stand, the answer can be seen in specific quotes from both God and the Black