Genesis 4:2 - The Message2 Then she had another baby, Abel. Abel was a herdsman and Cain a farmer. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17692 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition2 And [next] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)2 And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible2 She gave birth a second time to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel cared for the flocks, and Cain farmed the fertile land. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version2 And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. But Abel was a pastor of sheep, and Cain was a farmer. Ver Capítulo |
Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the west end of the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, Horeb. The angel of God appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush. He looked. The bush was blazing away but it didn’t burn up.
Don’t you see that children are God’s best gift? the fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior’s fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children! Your enemies don’t stand a chance against you; you’ll sweep them right off your doorstep.
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. He drank from its wine, got drunk and passed out, naked in his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and told his two brothers who were outside the tent. Shem and Japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backward and covered their father’s nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father’s exposed body.