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Cain

Adam's firstborn; the first murderer, who killed his brother Abel out of jealousy and became the archetype of the way of self-will (Jude 11).

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Cain in Scripture

17 verses use this name, in 4 books. Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture — some of these verses may speak of another person called Cain.

First namedGenesis 4:1And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.Last namedJude 1:11Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

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Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Genesis 4, Hebrews 11, 1 John 3 and Jude 1. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.

AbelThe second son; the first martyr, whose acceptable blood-offering is faith's first witness, and whose blood “speaketh b…Genesis 4:2Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
IsaacThe son of promise and of laughter — bound on Moriah, the quiet inheritor of the covenant.Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
EnochThe seventh from Adam who “walked with God, and he was not; for God took him” — translated without death, a pattern of…Genesis 4:17And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.
MosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.Hebrews 11:23By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
AbrahamCalled out of Ur, the father of all who believe, justified by faith, and the friend of God through whose seed all natio…Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
AdamThe first man — formed of dust and God's breath, image-bearer, and federal head of the race in whom all sinned.Genesis 4:1And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
JacobThe heel-grasping supplanter reshaped at Peniel into 'Israel, he who strives with God' — father of the twelve tribes.Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
JosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exod…Hebrews 11:21By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

Studies that meet Cain

These studies quote a verse that names Cain.

Hebrews — the Study GuideHebrews 11:4Jude — the Study GuideJude 1:11The Tests of Life — 1 John's Three Tests1 John 3:12
Studies working in the same chapters4

These do not quote a verse naming Cain; they open other passages in the same chapters.

Creation to New Creation1 John 3Son of God1 John 3The Scarlet ThreadGenesis 4Taw — The Mark of GodHebrews 11

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