Genesis 4:16 (WEB)
Cain left the LORD’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Fathers and councils · 2
Irenaeus of Lyons
“For this reason were four principal (καθολικαί) covenants given to the human race: one, prior to the deluge, under Adam; the second, that after the deluge, under Noah; the third, the giving of the law, under Moses; the fourth, that which…” — editor's note: A portion of the Greek has been preserved here, but it differs materially from the old Latin version, which seems to represent the original with greater…
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“But through vice a man goes out from the presence of the Lord; as Cain when he had slain his brother, went out, as far as his will was concerned, from before the face of God; and the Psalmist enters, saying, ‘And I will go in to the altar of God, even to the God that delighteth my youth.’” — editor's note: Gen. iv. 16; Exod. xix. 9.
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