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rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_76ba0d61-0289-56f9-ac71-6784f27738ab">Genesis 4The man Adam knew his wife Eve intimately. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain, and said, "I have given life toq a man with the LORD's help."2She gave birth a second time to Cain's brother Abel. Abel cared for the flocks, and Cain farmed the fertile land.
3Some time later, Cain presented an offering to the LORD from the land's crops 4while Abel presented his flock's oldest offspring with their fat. The LORD looked favorably on Abel and his sacrifice 5but didn't look favorably on Cain and his sacrifice. Cain became very angry and looked resentful. 6The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why do you look so resentful?7If you do the right thing, won't you be accepted? But if you don't do the right thing, sin will be waiting at the door ready to strike! It will entice you, but you must rule over it."
8Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field."r When they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
9The LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?"
Cain said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's guardian?"
10The LORD said, "What did you do? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. 11You are now cursed from the ground that opened its mouth to take your brother's blood from your hand. 12When you farm the fertile land, it will no longer grow anything for you, and you will become a roving nomad on the earth."
13Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear. 14Now that you've driven me away from the fertile land and I am hidden from your presence, I'm about to become a roving nomad on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me."
15The LORD said to him, "It won't happen;s anyone who kills Cain will be paid back seven times. The LORD put a sign on Cain so that no one who found him would assault him. 16Cain left the LORD's presence, and he settled down in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Cain's descendants
17Cain knew his wife intimately. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and named the city after his son Enoch.
18Irad was born to Enoch. Irad fathered Mehujael, Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. 19Lamech took two wives, the first named Adah and the second Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and own livestock. 21His brother's name was Jubal; he was the ancestor of those who play stringed and wind instruments. 22Zillah also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the ancestor oft blacksmiths and all artisans of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain's sister was Naamah.
23Lamech said to his wives,
"Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice;
wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words:
I killed a man for wounding me,
a boy for striking me;
24so Cain will be paid back seven times
and Lamech seventy-seven times."
25Adam knew his wife intimately again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Sethu "because God has given me another child in place of Abel, whom Cain killed."26Seth also fathered a son and named him Enosh. At that time, people began to worship in the LORD's name.
Adam's descendants
Genesis 5This is the record of Adam's descendants. On the day God created humanity, he made them to resemble God 2and created them male and female. He blessed them and called them humanityv on the day they were created. 3When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son in his image, resembling him, and named him Seth. 4After Seth's birth, Adam lived 800 years; he had other sons and daughters. 5In all, Adam lived 930 years, and he died.
6When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. 7After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 8In all, Seth lived 912 years, and he died.
9When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. 10After Kenan's birth, Enosh lived 815 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 11In all, Enosh lived 905 years, and he died.
12When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 14In all, Kenan lived 910 years, and he died.
15When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. 16After Jared's birth, Mahalalel lived 830 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 17In all, Mahalalel lived 895 years, and he died.
18When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. 19After Enoch's birth, Jared lived 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 20In all, Jared lived 962 years, and he died.
21When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. 22Enoch walked with God. After Methuselah's birth, Enoch lived 300 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 23In all, Enoch lived 365 years. 24Enoch walked with God and disappeared because God took him.
25When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. 26After Lamech's birth, Methuselah lived 782 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 27In all, Methuselah lived 969 years, and he died.
28When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son 29and named him Noah, saying, "This one will give us reliefw from our hard work, from the pain in our hands, because of the fertile land that the LORD cursed."30After Noah's birth, Lamech lived 595 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 31In all, Lamech lived 777 years, and he died.
32When Noah was 500 years old, Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Ancient heroes
Genesis 6When the number of people started to increase throughout the fertile land, daughters were born to them. 2The divine beings saw how beautiful these human women were, so they married the ones they chose. 3The LORD said, "My breathx will not remain in humans forever, because they are flesh. They will live one hundred twenty years."4In those days, giantsy lived on the earth and also afterward, when divine beings and human daughters had sexual relations and gave birth to children. These were the ancient heroes, famous men.
Great flood
5The LORD saw that humanity had become thoroughly evil on the earth and that every idea their minds thought up was always completely evil. 6The LORD regretted making human beings on the earth, and he was heartbroken. 7So the LORD said, "I will wipe off of the land the human race that I've created: from human beings to livestock to the crawling things to the birds in the skies, because I regret I ever made them."8But as for Noah, the LORD approved of him.
9These are Noah's descendants. In his generation, Noah was a moral and exemplary
