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The First Family

Adam had sexual relations with his wife Eve. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Cain.[a] Eve said, “With the Lord’s help, I have made a man!”

Eve gave birth again to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd, and Cain became a farmer.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:1 Cain This name is like the Hebrew word meaning “make” or “get.”

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