4:1–26 How human sin progressed from murder of a brother in the second generation to arrogant assertion of independence from God and a claim of total self-sufficiency in the seventh generation. 4:1 With the help of the LORD. Eve acknowledged that God is the ultimate source of life (Ac 17:25). 4:2 Abel. The name means “breath” or “temporary” or “meaningless” (the translation of the same basic Hebrew word that is in Ecc 1:2; 12:8) and hints at the shortness of Abel’s life. 4:3–4 Cain brought
Genesis 4:1–26