Tag: Cain

• Echoes of Cain in the Story of Jonah

  There are few verbal connections between the story of Jonah and Genesis 4. In Jonah 2:5, from the belly of the whale Jonah cries, “I am driven out from before your eyes!” (נִגְרַשְׁתִּימִנֶּגֶדעֵינֶיךָ). This echoes the complaint of Cain in Genesis 4:14: “Hey! You have driven me today from before the face of the land […]

  Brian Davidson

  October 31, 2012

  Bible, Hebrew

  Cain, Genesis, Genesis 4, Jonah

• Echoes of Cain in the Prophecy of Isaiah

  When I read Isaiah 1, I can’t help but hear echoes of the story of Cain. I’m sure this has everything to do with the fact that I have been thinking and posting about Genesis 3-4 lately. Hear me out, and let me know what you think. First the text, and then an explanation. Doing […]

  Brian Davidson

  February 10, 2012

  Bible, Hebrew

  allusion, Anger, Cain, Genesis, Genesis 3, Genesis 4, Intertextuality, Isaiah 1, Murder

• Why Wasn’t Cain Accepted?

  This is the question that arises in my mind as I read Genesis 4:1-16. Both Cain and Abel made an offering to Yahweh, but Cain wasn’t accepted. Here’s the text of Genesis 4:1-5: והאדם ידע את חוה אשׁתו ותהר ותלד את קין ותאמר קניתי אישׁ את יהוה ותסף ללדת את אחיו את הבל ויהי הבל […]

  Brian Davidson

  January 29, 2012

  Bible, Greek, Hebrew

  Booker T- Washington, Cain, cain and abel, Genesis, Genesis 4, Hate, Michael Card