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. For she said, “god has let me have another son in the place of abel, for cain killed him. ” 26 a son was born to seth also, and he gave him the name enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the …

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. 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 offeringâ€fat portions from some of the …

4 and abel also brought an offeringâ€fat portions from some of the …