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Biblical Cain

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Here follows the text about Cain in Genesis. In the World of Darkness Cain is usually considered the first Vampire Caine. 

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And now art thou more cursed than the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; A ceaseless wanderer on earth thou shalt be. And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
[Genesis 4:6-16]

The Koran: 
Recount to them in all truth the story of Adam's two sons:
how they each made an offering, and how the offering of the one was accepted while that of the other was not. Cain said: `I will surely kill you.' His brother replied: `Allah accepts offerings only from the righteous. If you stretch your hand to kill me, I shall not lift mine to slay you; for I fear Allah, the Lord of Creation. I would rather you should add your sin against me to your other sins and thus increase the punishment of Hell. Such is the reward of the wicked.' Cain's soul prompted him to slay his brother; he killed him and thus became one of the lost. Then Allah sent down a raven, which the dug (*) the earth to show him how to bury the naked corpse of his brother. `Alas!' he cried. `Have I not strength enough to do as this raven has done and so bury my naked brother's corpse' And he became repentant. ...whoever killed a human being, except as pinishment for murder or other wicked crimes, should be looked upon as though he had killed all mankind. 
[Al-Ma`ida 5:26]
Last Updated on Friday, 27 March 2009 14:34  
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