The Mark of Cain / Метка Каина- 2/8

The Bible refers to the curse of Cain in the fourth chapter of the Book of Genesis. This passage describes two brothers, Cain and Abel. Cain, the older, “was a tiller of the ground“, while Abel “was a keeper of sheep“ (Gen. 4:2). Eventually, each of the brothers performed a sacrifice to God; Cain sacrificed some of his crops to God, while Abel sacrificed “of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof“ (Gen. 4:3--4). When God accepted Abel’s offering, but not Cain’s, Cain’s “countenance fell“ (Gen. 4