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Cain

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Cain: Son of Adam and Eve. A farmer, he slew his brother Abel after G-d accepted Abel's sacrifice and rejected his. According to tradition, he was killed by his great-great-great grandson, Lemech.

Cain Murders Abel (6)

Cain Kills Abel 3720 BCE Event

The first murder of history occurred on the 25th of Kislev in the year 41 from creation (3720 BCE), when Adam and Eve's eldest son, Cain, killed his younger brother, Abel, as recounted in the 4th chapter of Genesis. Link: From the Midrash

Jewish Practice » Jewish Calendar » Kislev » Kislev 25 » Jewish History

Adam's Children Book

Cain and Abel, Cain’s Jealousy, Cain’s Warned, The Murder of Abel, Cain’s Punishment, Cain’s Repentance, Cain’s Children, Cain’s Death

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History

Whom did Cain and Abel marry? Q&A

By Menachem Posner

Question: How did Cain and Abel have children? Did they marry their sisters? Answer: Indeed, Cain and Abel Adam's third son, Seth, possibly married one of his nieces (uncle-niece marriage is not forbidden according to Torah law. had to marry their ...

Learning & Values » Questions & Answers » Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Details

A Lesson from Cain

By Levi Avtzon

Once Cain admitted his guilt and set out to repent, what did he do next? Did he buy out an alcohol store, lock the bedroom, shut the lights, and knock himself out for days on end? Did he drown his guilt in depression?

Learning & Values » Weekly Torah (Parshah) » Bereishit - Genesis » Bereishit » Parshah Columnists » What Do You Think?

Additional Blemishes "Gate of Reincarnations": Chapter Three, Section 3

From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria

Reincarnation and tikun

Kabbalah Online » Classic Kabbalah » Gate of Reincarnations

Sparks Retained "Gate of Reincarnations": Chapter Seven, Section 3

From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria

Sparks from Adam did not all fall into kelipa.

Kabbalah Online » Classic Kabbalah » Gate of Reincarnations

Torah in Ten: Bereishit Video

By Chaim Miller

Topics include: The Tree of Knowledge, the reincarnations of Cain and Abel and a hidden reference to Lilith.

Jewish.TV » Torah Classes » Torah in Ten

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