The Bible does not specifically mention Adam and Eve having any children between Abel and Seth (Genesis 4:25). The Bible does not tell us how old Cain and Abel were, but they very likely could have been in their 30’s or 40’s. Both Cain and Abel were farmers, who tended to their own lands and flocks (Genesis 4:2-4). It is important to recognize that Cain and Abel were both full-grown adults at the time that Cain killed Abel. Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.’” Whom exactly was Cain afraid of? The only people the book of Genesis had mentioned to this point are Adam and Eve (Cain’s parents) and Abel (who was now dead). In Genesis 4:13-14, shortly after he killed his brother Abel, “Cain said to the LORD, ‘My punishment is more than I can bear.
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