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15 Then the Lord said to Cain, “No! If anyone kills you, I will punish that person seven times more.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain. It was a warning to anyone who met him not to kill him.

Cain’s Family

16 Then Cain went away from the Lord. Cain lived in the land of Nod,[a] east of Eden. 17 Cain had intimate relations with his wife. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. At that time Cain was building a city. He named it after his son Enoch.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:16 Nod This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “wander.”

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