Editing Cain and Abel (section)

{{Short description|First two sons of Adam and Eve}}
{{About|the first and second sons of Adam and Eve}}
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[[File:Peter Paul Rubens - Cain slaying Abel (Courtauld Institute).jpg|thumb|''Cain slaying Abel'', by [[Peter Paul Rubens]], {{c.|1600}}]]

In the biblical [[Book of Genesis]], [[Cain]]{{efn|{{IPAc-en|k|eɪ|n}}; {{langx|hbo|{{Script/Hebr|קַיִן}}|Qayīn}}, in [[pausa]] {{langx|hbo|{{Script/Hebrew|קָיִן}}|Qāyīn|label=none}}; {{langx|grc|Κάϊν|Káïn}}; {{langx|ar|قابيل/قايين|Qābīl / Qāyīn}}}} and [[Abel]]{{efn|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|b|əl}}; {{langx|hbo|{{Script/Hebr|הֶבֶל}}|Heḇel}}, in [[pausa]] {{langx|hbo|{{Script/Hebrew|הָבֶל}}|Hāḇel|label=none}}; {{langx|grc|Ἅβελ|Hábel}}; {{langx|ar|هابيل|Hābīl}}}} are the first two sons of [[Adam and Eve]].{{sfn|Schwartz|Loebel-Fried|Ginsburg|2004|p=447}} Cain, the firstborn, was a [[agriculture|farmer]], and his brother Abel was a [[shepherd]]. The brothers made [[sacrifice]]s, each from his own fields, to [[God]]. God had regard for Abel's offering, but had no regard<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/detrinitate/why-did-god-reject-cains-offering/ | title=Why Did God Reject Cain's Offering? | date=9 April 2021 |last1=Graham|first1=Wyatt|website=The Gospel Coalition}}</ref> for Cain's. Cain killed Abel and God cursed Cain, sentencing him to a life of transience. Cain then dwelt in the [[land of Nod]] ({{Langx|hbo|נוֹד|label=none|lit=wandering}}), where he built a city and fathered the line of descendants beginning with [[Enoch (son of Cain)|Enoch]].

In the [[Quran|Qur'an]], Cain and Abel are known as '''Qābīl''' ({{langx|ar|قابيل}}) and '''Hābīl''' ({{lang|ar|هابيل}}), respectively. The events of the story in the Qur'an are virtually the same as the Hebrew Bible narrative. Both brothers offered individual sacrifices to God; God accepted Abel's sacrifice and rejected Cain's; out of jealousy, Cain slew Abel – the first case of murder committed on Earth.