{"id":311,"date":"2015-01-10T13:47:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T13:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen04\/"},"modified":"2019-07-14T19:44:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T23:44:50","slug":"gen04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen04\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesis 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 4<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span>But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span>If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee <span class=\"add\">shall be<\/span> his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the LORD said unto Cain, Where <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: <span class=\"add\">Am<\/span> I my brother\u2019s keeper?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother\u2019s blood crieth unto me from the ground.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And now <span class=\"add\">art<\/span> thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother\u2019s blood from thy hand;  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span>When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment <span class=\"add\">is<\/span> greater than I can bear.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, <span class=\"add\">that<\/span> every one that findeth me shall slay me.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V19\">19\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one <span class=\"add\">was<\/span> Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V20\">20\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and <span class=\"add\">of such as have<\/span> cattle.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V21\">21\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And his brother\u2019s name <span class=\"add\">was<\/span> Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V22\">22\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain <span class=\"add\">was<\/span> Naamah.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V23\">23\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V24\">24\u00a0<\/a><\/span>If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V25\">25\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, <span class=\"add\">said she,<\/span> hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V26\">26\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Genesis Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen13\">13<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen15\">15<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen16\">16<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen17\">17<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen18\">18<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen19\">19<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen20\">20<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen21\">21<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen22\">22<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen23\">23<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen24\">24<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen25\">25<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen26\">26<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen27\">27<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen28\">28<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen29\">29<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen30\">30<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen31\">31<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen32\">32<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen33\">33<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen34\">34<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen35\">35<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen36\">36<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen37\">37<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen38\">38<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen39\">39<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen40\">40<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen41\">41<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen42\">42<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen43\">43<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen44\">44<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen45\">45<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen46\">46<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen47\">47<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen48\">48<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen49\">49<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/gen50\">50<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 1\u00a0And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2\u00a0And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3\u00a0And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4\u00a0And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5\u00a0But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 6\u00a0And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7\u00a0If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 8\u00a0And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 9\u00a0And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother\u2019s keeper? 10\u00a0And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother\u2019s blood crieth unto me from the ground. 11\u00a0And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother\u2019s blood from thy hand; 12\u00a0When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13\u00a0And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14\u00a0Behold, thou hast driven me out&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[90],"class_list":["post-311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-genesis"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2901,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311\/revisions\/2901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}