Abel was a shepherd while Cain his brother was a “tiller of the ground.” Many point to the ancient Near E literary motif of a traditional rivalry between the nomad and the farmer.

(Ps. 90:6; Jas. 4:14) Abel was a shepherd and a possessor of flocks and herds; Cain was a tiller of the ground. It was not occupation, however, that parted these first two brothers in the world, but their …

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of …

4 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore [a]Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.” 2 Then she bore again, this time his brother [b]Abel.

4 Conoció Adán a su mujer Eva, la cual concibió y dio a luz a Caín, y dijo: Por voluntad de Jehová he adquirido[a] varón. 2 Después dio a luz a su hermano Abel.

Caim e Abel - Adão teve relações com Eva, sua mulher, que engravidou. Quando deu à luz Caim, ela disse: “Com a ajuda do SENHOR, tive um filho!”.

4 El hombre tuvo relaciones sexuales con Eva, su mujer, y ella quedó embarazada y dio a luz a Caín.[a] Y dijo: «¡Con la ayuda del Señor, he tenido un varón!». 2 Después dio a luz a Abel, hermano de Caín.

Abel fut berger et Caïn fut cultivateur. 3 Au bout de quelque temps, Caïn fit une offrande des produits de la terre à l'Eternel. 4 De son côté, Abel en fit une des premiers-nés de son troupeau et de leur graisse.

4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.

Domnul a privit cu plăcere spre Abel şi spre jertfa lui, 5 dar spre Cain şi spre jertfa lui n-a privit cu plăcere. Cain s-a mâniat foarte tare şi i s-a posomorât faţa. 6 Şi Domnul a zis lui Cain: „Pentru ce te …