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1 | Who was Cain afraid of? | Gen 4:14 | Bliss | 165187 | ||
God created Adam and Eve .. the first man .. the first woman; Eve bore a son Cain .. first offspring; who was Cain afraid of in Gen 4:14? | ||||||
2 | Who was Cain afraid of? | Gen 4:14 | kalos | 165192 | ||
Cain was afraid of other people -- his relatives. He was not afraid of gorillas or apes. He was not afraid of murderous angels who stalked the earth. He could not have been afraid of another race of man, because no such thing existed. That only leaves other descendants of Adam and Eve. Grace to you, Kalos |
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3 | Representative of the whole? | Gen 4:14 | Bliss | 165195 | ||
If everyone was living in the land, under God, why would Cain be fearful of being killed by his relatives outside of the land? What are they doing outside of the land; outside of God? Could Cain possibly be representative of a whole; the Word's case in point so to speak? Thanks for your patience. Blessings, Bliss |
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4 | Representative of the whole? | Gen 4:14 | mark d seyler | 165205 | ||
Hi Bliss, We can only conjecture who those people were whom Cain was fearful of. Apparently, Adam and Eve had other children, who were beginning to spread out across the land, as God had commanded. That they may have been living outside of where Cain and Abel were does not signify that they were following or not following God, since He had commanded them to fill the earth. Gen 1:28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Cain may not have been worried about anyone specific, maybe even of those not yet born, just that he was afraid of vengeance. This portion of Scripture is a simple narrative, with no textual cues to indicate that it is symbolic or allegorical, therefore I would take it as straightforward literal reality, and so that Cain would not be representing anything or one beyond himself, as a man who murdered his brother. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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5 | Representative of the whole? | Gen 4:14 | Bliss | 165209 | ||
That's logical. Gen 1:28 obviously predates Cain and Abel ... giving his brothers and sisters lots of time to 'be fruitful and multiply'. Cain was probably mentioned first because he murdered his brother. Kind of got the impression he was the first born. All of a sudden he's worried about being killed by people out there in the world. Whoa! Where did all these people come from? Still makes you wonder about him being driven out of the face of the land/ground. I suppose if it was rendered infertile, etc. that he would have to leave it. Great explanation .. makes sense. Thank you. Blessings, Bliss |
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