Cain brings a second-rate sacrifice to the Lord and Abel brings a better one, earning him praise from G-d. A jealous Cain strikes Abel dead, leading to a life of wandering and loneliness.

Cain and Abel are born to Eve after she and Adam have sinned and been expelled from the Garden of Eden. In Genesis 3, God says to Adam, “Cursed is the ground due to you, and in sorrow shall you ...

The Cain and Abel account is depicted on the Ghent Altarpiece designed by Hubert and Jan van Eyck in the 1420s. It is found in St. Bavo’s Cathedral in that Belgian city.