Cain and Abel, Genesis 4, is one of the most fascinating stories in the Bible. You probably know the story. This week I invite you to think about why the story is there and what you can learn from it.

The Cain and Abel story is almost always read, with justification, as a statement about the corrupting influence of jealousy on the human heart, and on the power of sin to overtake our intentions.

Cain and Abel. Genesis 4. The first murder in the Bible. We talked about this story in last week’s column as well as in the online discussion and poll. Twenty-six percent of our readers did n… ...

But let me set this up so you can understand what’s happening so I can get to my question, which I need some help answering. Cain and Abel is, for the most part, the story of Lauren (Jackie P ...

And so there is a little bit of Cain and Abel in it as well: the father favoring one son’s fruits of the fields over the other’s spirits in the bottle. I smell trouble.