Kain adalah tokoh Alkitab dalam Kitab Kejadian.
Kain merupakan kakak laki-laki Habel, dan putra sulung Adam bersama Hawa, pasangan pertama dalam Alkitab.
Kain adalah seorang petani yang mempersembahkan hasil panennya kepada Allah. Namun, Allah tidak senang dan lebih menyukai hasil persembahan Habel daripada persembahan miliknya. Karena cemburu,
Kain membunuh saudaranya, yang karenanya ia dihukum oleh Allah dengan kutukan dan tanda
Kain.
Kain memiliki beberapa anak, diantaranya Henokh hingga Lamekh.
Narasinya tidak jelas tentang apa motif
Kain membunuh saudaranya, alasan Allah menolak persembahan
Kain, dan rincian identitas istri
Kain. Beberapa interpretasi tradisional menganggap
Kain sebagai pembawa kejahatan, kekerasan, atau keserakahan. Menurut Kitab Kejadian,
Kain merupakan manusia pertama yang dilahirkan sekaligus pembunuh pertama di dunia.
Lihat pula
Henokh
Nuh
Adam Baru
Hawa Baru
Catatan
Referensi
Bibliografi
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Pranala luar
Kohler, Kaufmann; Bennett, W. H.; Ginzberg, Louis (1906). "Cain". Jewish Encyclopedia. Kopelman Foundation. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 23 Februari 2014. Diakses tanggal 3 Februari 2022.
