Genesis 4:3 (WEB)
As time passed, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
Catechism · 2
The Tenth Commandment
“Envy can lead to the worst crimes.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 4:3-7; 1 Kings 21:1-29.
The Fall
“Likewise, sin frequently manifests itself in the history of Israel, especially as infidelity to the God of the Covenant and as transgression of the Law of Moses. and even after Christ's atonement, sin raises its head in countless ways among Christians.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 4:3-15; 6:5, 12; Rom 1:18-32; I Cor 1-6; Rev 2-3.
Fathers and councils · 2
“…He accepted what he was offering in simplicity of heart, and reprobated the sacrifice of his brother Cain, who was not rightly dividing what he was offering.” — editor's note: Gen. iv. 1–7, especially in the LXX.; comp. Heb. xi. 4.
Read the whole comment“Groaning and trembling shalt thou be upon the earth, and every one who shall have found thee shall slay thee.”” — editor's note: See Gen. iv. 2–14. But it is to be observed that the version given in our author differs widely in some particulars from the Heb. and the LXX.
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