Editing Cain (section)

{{short description|Biblical figure}}
{{about|the Biblical figure|other uses|Cain (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Cain
| image              = Cain and Abel. Mironov (cropped).jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Detail from ''Cain and Abel'' by [[Andrei Mironov (painter)|Andrei Mironov]], 2015
| birth_date         = 64–70 [[Anno Mundi|AM]]
| death_date         = 930 [[Anno Mundi|AM]] (aged 860–866)
| death_place        = 
| nationality        = 
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = [[Agriculture|farmer]]
| relatives          = ''In Genesis:<br>''[[Abel]] (brother)<br>[[Seth]] (brother)<br>[[Irad]] (grandson)<br>[[Mehujael]] (great-grandson)<br>[[Methushael]] (great-great-grandson)<br>[[Lamech (descendant of Cain)|Lamech]] (great-great-great-grandson)<br>[[Jabal (Bible)|Jabal]] (great-great-great-great-grandson)<br>[[Jubal (Bible)|Jubal]] (great-great-great-great-grandson)<br>[[Tubal-Cain]] (great-great-great-great-grandson)<br>[[Naamah (Genesis)|Naamah]] (great-great-great-great-granddaughter)<br>''According to later traditions:''<br>[[Aclima]] (sibling)<br>[[Azura (religious figure)|Azura]] (sibling)
| spouse             = [[Aclima]]
| children           = [[Enoch (son of Cain)|Enoch]]
| father             = [[Adam]]
| mother             = [[Eve]]
}}
'''Cain'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|k|eɪ|n}} {{respell|kayn}}; {{langx|he|קַיִן}} ''Qáyin'', [[pausa]] {{langx|he|קָיִן}} ''Qā́yin''; {{langx|el|Κάϊν}} ''Káïn''; {{langx|ar|قابيل/قايين|Qābīl/Qāyīn}}}} is a biblical figure in the [[Book of Genesis]] within [[Abrahamic religion]]s. He is the elder brother of [[Abel]], and the firstborn son of [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], the first couple within the Bible.{{sfn|Schwartz|Loebel-Fried|Ginsburg|2004|p=447}} He was a [[agriculture|farmer]] who gave an offering of his crops to [[God in Judaism|God]]. However, God was not pleased and favored Abel's offering over Cain's. Out of jealousy, Cain killed his brother, for which he was punished by God with the [[curse and mark of Cain]]. He had several descendants, starting with his son [[Enoch (son of Cain)|Enoch]] and including [[Lamech (descendant of Cain)|Lamech]].

The narrative is notably unclear on God's reason for rejecting Cain's sacrifice. Some traditional interpretations consider Cain to be the originator of evil, violence, or greed. According to Genesis, Cain was the first human born and the first murderer.