CHAPTER EXPLORER
Genesis 4
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26 verses in KJV · 279 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of Genesis 4 (KJV)
4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Moses
Approximate study chronology: c. 4003 BC to c. 3769 BC
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Events connected to Genesis 4
Original-language word-study starting points
H7014qa.yinKain · 16 occurrencesH3205ya.ladto beget · 11 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 10 occurrencesH8034shemname · 8 occurrencesH251achbrother: male-sibling · 8 occurrencesH1893he.velAbel · 8 occurrencesH802ish.shahwoman · 6 occurrencesH127a.da.mahland: soil · 6 occurrencesH6440pa.nehface: before · 5 occurrencesH3929le.mekhLamech · 5 occurrencesH3808lonot · 5 occurrencesH2026ha.ragto kill · 5 occurrencesH1931huhe/she/it · 5 occurrencesH8423tu.val qa.yinTubal-cain · 4 occurrences
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