What would the content of prayer be at this early time? Given the background so far leading to 4:26, such calling reflects a commitment to Him as creator and giver of life, most recently in Seth and Enosh. Thanksgiving would be a natural aspect of prayer, and Genesis 1–4 shows many things men could thank Him for. The calling also is quite reasonably invested with God’s right to allegiance. He demonstrated this in confronting Adam and Eve, later Cain. The gifts of Cain and Abel acknowledged Him too,