Genesis 4:2

Catholic Public Domain Version

And again she gave birth to his brother Abel. But Abel was a pastor of sheep, and Cain was a farmer.

Cross References

Genesis 3:23

And so the Lord God sent him away from the Paradise of enjoyment, in order to work the earth from which he was taken.

Genesis 37:13

Israel said to him: "Your brothers are pasturing the sheep at Shechem. Come, I will send you to them." And when he answered,

Genesis 4:1

Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, "I have obtained a man through God."

Genesis 4:3

Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth.

Genesis 47:3

And he questioned them, "What do you have for work?" They responded: "Your servants are pastors of sheep, both we and our fathers.

Genesis 9:20

And Noah, a good farmer, began to cultivate the land, and he planted a vineyard.

Psalm 127:3

Your wife is like an abundant vine on the sides of your house. Your sons are like young olive trees surrounding your table.

Exodus 3:1

Now Moses was pasturing the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro, a priest of Midian. And when he had driven the flock into the interior of the desert, he came to the mountain of God, Horeb.

Amos 7:15

And the Lord took me, when I was following the flock, and the Lord said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.' "

Luke 11:50

so that the blood of all the Prophets, which has been shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation:

Luke 11:51

from the blood of Abel, even to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. So I say to you: it will be required of this generation!

John 8:44

You are of your father, the devil. And you will carry out the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. And he did not stand in the truth, because the truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks it from his own self. For he is a liar, and the father of lies.

1 John 3:10

In this way, the sons of God are made manifest, and also the sons of the devil. Everyone who is not just, is not of God, as also anyone who does not love his brother.

1 John 3:12

Do not be like Cain, who was of the evil one, and who killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked, but his brother's works were just.

1 John 3:15

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him.