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 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to

his offering. But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

The Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth. And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. And God said, Make thee an ark of gopher-wood.-Of every living thing of all flesh; two of every sort shalt thon bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. The