Blood Crying from the Ground: Genesis 4:1-16

Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man."

The first child. Perhaps Eve thought he was the promised seed, the one who would crush the serpent. His name meant "acquired" or "gotten"—a trophy, a hope, a future.

Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.