Who’s Who
Who were Adam and Eve’s first two sons?
A: Cain and Abel
Verse:
Genesis 4:1-2 — "Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain... Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
What kind of offering did Cain bring?
A: Fruits of the ground.
Verse:
Genesis 4:3 — "Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord."
How did Cain feel after his offering was rejected?
A: Angry and downcast.
Verse:
Genesis 4:5 — "So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast."
What curse did God put on Cain after he killed Abel?
A: Cain was cursed and driven from the ground.
Verse:
Genesis 4:11 — "Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand."
What famous question did Cain ask God after killing Abel?
A: "Am I my brother’s keeper?"
Verse:
Genesis 4:9 — "Then the Lord said to Cain, 'Where is your brother Abel?' 'I don’t know,' he replied. 'Am I my brother’s keeper?'"
What was Cain’s job?
A: He worked the soil (farmer).
Verse:
Genesis 4:2 — "Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil."
What kind of offering did Abel bring?
A: Fat portions from the firstborn of his flock.
Verse:
Genesis 4:4 — "And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock."
Who warned Cain about his anger before he sinned?
A: God.
Verse:
Genesis 4:6-7 — "Then the Lord said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted?'"
What did God say would happen when Cain tried to farm the land?
A: The ground would no longer yield crops for him.
Verse:
Genesis 4:12 — "When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you."
What did God say was crying out from the ground?
A: Abel’s blood.
Verse:
Genesis 4:10 — "The Lord said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.'"
What was Abel’s job?
A: He kept flocks (shepherd).
Verse:
Genesis 4:2 — "Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil."
Whose offering did God accept?
A: Abel’s offering.
Verse:
Genesis 4:4 — "The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering."
What does God say sin is doing at Cain’s door?
A: Crouching and desiring to have him.
Verse:
Genesis 4:7 — "But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it."
What did God say Cain would become after his punishment?
A: A restless wanderer on the earth.
Verse:
Genesis 4:12 — "You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."
What did God say would happen to anyone who killed Cain?
A: They would suffer vengeance seven times over.
Verse:
Genesis 4:15 — "But the Lord said to him, 'Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.'"
Who did Cain marry after he left?
A: His wife (name not given).
Verse:
Genesis 4:17 — "Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch."
Whose offering did God not accept?
A: Cain’s offering.
Verse:
Genesis 4:5 — "But on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor."
What was Cain’s decision after talking to Abel in the field?
A: He attacked and killed Abel.
Verse:
Genesis 4:8 — "Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him."
What did Cain say his punishment was?
A: More than he could bear.
Verse:
Genesis 4:13 — "Cain said to the Lord, 'My punishment is more than I can bear.'"
What did Cain say about being hidden from God’s presence?
A: "I will be hidden from your presence."
Verse:
Genesis 4:14 — "Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence."
What was the name of Cain’s son?
A: Enoch
Verse:
Genesis 4:17 — "Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch."
What was Cain’s emotional reaction when his offering wasn’t accepted?
A: He was very angry and his face was downcast.
Verse:
Genesis 4:5 — "So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast."
How did Cain try to respond when God asked him where Abel was?
A: Cain lied and said, "I don't know. Am I my brother’s keeper?"
Verse:
Genesis 4:9 — "Then the Lord said to Cain, 'Where is your brother Abel?' 'I don't know,' he replied. 'Am I my brother’s keeper?'"
How did God protect Cain after the punishment?
A: God put a mark on Cain so no one would kill him.
Verse:
Genesis 4:15 — "Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him."
What was the name of the city Cain built?
A: Enoch (named after his son).
Verse:
Genesis 4:17 — "Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch."