By the grace of the Lord, Eve bore Adam a son, Cain. Then, she gave birth to his brother, Abel. Cain tilled the ground and Abel tended to the sheep. Both offered their products up to the Lord, who favored Abel. Cain became angry and jealous, and in his emotions, slew his brother. He tried to deceive the Lord, but the the Lord saw the crime and banished Cain. He was cursed to wander the earth and live a hard life. His descendants populated the land and gave birth to innovations. In the end, the Lord gave Adam and Eve a third son named Seth to replace Abel.
Sibling conflict is an ever-present part of life. When you have a brother, it is inevitable that you are going to bash heads. Being a sibling naturally breeds emotions like jealousy and anger. Not quite Heathcliff level, but these emotions can be powerful. Most siblings are not pushed to murder by these passions, but conflicts do spring up. I have had many fights with my brothers. Whether started by a sports game or by jealousy over a birthday present, we have butted heads many times. Sibling conflict is a natural, every day part of life. With two little brothers, I am all too familiar with it. One must simply learn to live with these feelings, count to ten, and not stab your brother to death and try to cover it up.
"Genesis (The Book of Moses) 4." The Holy Bible: King James Version. American Bible Society, 2000. Print.
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ReplyDeleteThe summary of the bible story of Cane and Abel was very well written and easy to understand. Also I feel your explanation of the sibling rivalry was something I can easily relate to as well, because I am constantly bickering and arguing with my brother. I also enjoyed the humor at the end of the post, it was a very nice touch.
ReplyDeleteAs somebody who practices scientology I feel that this post was very offensive to me. But seriously this was a good blog post explaining the story of cain and able very well. Also it was nice how you opened up about your personal life with your brother and not being to vague about it.
ReplyDeleteYour summary of the story of Cain and Abel is very descriptive. I like the allusion to Wuthering Heights; the rivalry in that novel is definitely dramatized. I also enjoyed the last sentence in the post. The sarcasm works well with the rest of the paragraph.
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