Bible readers are familiar with the fact that Cain was the first man to be born on earth. He was the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, whom God had created ddirectly.

Genesis 4:1 says, "Now Adam had sexual relations with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said: “I have produced a male child with the help of Jehovah".

The Bible account records the creation of Adam and Eve, and their sin. (Gen. 2:7, 21, 22; 3:1-6) It describes God’s sentence of death upon them and their expulsion from the garden of Eden. (Gen. 3:14-19) God told Eve, however, that she would bring forth children.

Abel was the second boy born. (Gen. 4:2) The Scriptures are very brief and condensed in this early account, but they supply all that we need to know. They tell us that the two boys grew up, each to pursue his own profession or occupation. Cain chose what is the oldest of all professions​—farming—​while Abel became a sheepherder.

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