Year not stated · Creation and Pre-Flood
God confronts Cain over Abel's blood
The LORD asked Cain where Abel was. Cain denied responsibility, but God declared that Abel's blood cried from the ground and sentenced Cain to become a restless wanderer (Genesis 4:9-12).
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Before Seth's birth; Scripture gives no year
📖 Genesis 4:9–11
9And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. 11Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
Sources: Scripture — Genesis 4:9-12
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