Genesis 5

Genesis 5 There really isn’t much to talk about in this chapter.  It’s just a listing of the male lineage from Adam to Noah’s 3 sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. There really are only 3 things notable about this narrative: There is no mention of Cain or Able.  I understand not mentioning Able, since he didn’t …

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Genesis 4

Genesis 4 This is the iconic story of Cain and Abel. We need to be clear at the outset.  What Cain did was wrong.  At all times, from all perspectives, Cain was just wrong.  It was murder.  It doesn’t matter his reasons or what he felt, it was wrong to decide for himself that his brother …

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