见于《旧约》，亚当和夏娃的儿子。根据〈创世记〉的说法，该隐种田，亚伯牧羊，上帝接受亚伯的贡物而不选该隐的贡物，该隐发怒而杀亚伯。于是上帝将该隐从定居地赶走。该隐害怕在流离飘荡中被人杀害，因此上帝给他身上留下记号以保护他，并说凡杀该隐的必遭报七倍。

In the Old Testament, the sons of Adam and Eve. According to
Genesis, Cain, the first-born, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a
shepherd. Cain was enraged when God preferred his brother's sacrifice of sheep
to his own offering of grain, and he murdered Abel. When God asked where Abel
was, Cain pretended ignorance, saying, “Am I my brother's keeper?” God punished
Cain by sending him into exile but marked him with a sign as a warning to
others, promising that he would be avenged if he were killed.

　

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