be understood in light of the sin and resulting words of judgment in Genesis 3, as attested by the repetition of so many phrases from Genesis 3 in Genesis 4. The words of God in Genesis 1–3 have shaped the way Moses perceives and narrates the events of Genesis 4 and following.17 On the basis of what we have seen so far, I would suggest a relationship between the literal and figurative meanings of the Greek word τύπος. We derive our English term “type” from the Greek