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    Cain

    KAYN

    Meaning

    Acquired; Possession

    Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis

    What it points to

    Cain's story warns that unresolved anger and jealousy can lead to devastating consequences. Yet God's protective mark on Cain reminds us that divine mercy persists even in judgment.

    Verses · King James Version

    “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.”

    Genesis 4:7

    “And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?”

    Genesis 4:9

    Most used in the 1990s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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