Evidently, Cain was also the first person to get a tattoo. Orestes and Oedipus had the same fate, and to be honest, it seems pretty tame to us.īut the deity gives in to Cain's plea that his punishment is too harsh (4:13-14) instead, he brands him with a mark, a sign of his divine protection (4:15). God sentences Cain to life as an eternal wanderer, which means no home, no family, no livelihood, and no protection. At that point, only a flood- the flood-can wipe clean the violence-polluted earth.Īnd Cain was the one who started it all. And about ten generations later, after humans have done more and more (and more) violent acts, God declares the earth "corrupt" and literally "filled with violence" (6:11-13). Yep, murder is thus the source of pollution.
The first consequence: the blood of murder victims is soaked up by the soil and cries forth to God for justice (4:11-12).
His motive? Jealousy-God liked Abel's offering better than his (4:4-5).Ĭain's crime is a little lesson in the mechanics and consequences of violence. This guy is Adam and Even's firstborn son, but he sure doesn't live up to the title of third man on earth.
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