Abel was a shepherd while Cain his brother was a “tiller of the ground.” Many point to the ancient Near E literary motif of a traditional rivalry between the nomad and the farmer.

(Ps. 90:6; Jas. 4:14) Abel was a shepherd and a possessor of flocks and herds; Cain was a tiller of the ground. It was not occupation, however, that parted these first two brothers in the world, but their …

4 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore [a]Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.” 2 Then she bore again, this time his brother [b]Abel.

And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

Um dia Caim pegou alguns produtos da terra e os ofereceu a Deus, o Senhor. 4 Abel, por sua vez, pegou o primeiro carneirinho nascido no seu rebanho, matou-o e ofereceu as melhores partes ao …

Some passages refer to Abel as being a righteous man (Mt 23:35; 1Jn 3:12), while the author of Hebrews insists on the importance of Abel's faith. Abel was right with God, and his offering was a …

Y Abel fue pastor de ovejas, y Caín fue labrador de la tierra. 3 Y aconteció andando el tiempo, que Caín trajo del fruto de la tierra una ofrenda a Jehová. 4 Y Abel trajo también de los primogénitos de sus …

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of …

2 Hennes nästa barn var Abel, Kains bror. Abel blev herde, medan Kain blev lantbrukare. 3 När skördetiden kom tog Kain en del av sin skörd och gav som gåva till Herren, 4 och Abel tog de feta …

Domnul a privit cu plăcere spre Abel şi spre jertfa lui, 5 dar spre Cain şi spre jertfa lui n-a privit cu plăcere. Cain s-a mâniat foarte tare şi i s-a posomorât faţa. 6 Şi Domnul a zis lui Cain: „Pentru ce te …