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Genesis 4:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 4:1

Verse 1 of 26

Scripture focus

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

Genesis 4:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 4:1

Theological / Devotional

I have gotten a man from the Lord. The Hebrew reads literally, “I have gotten a man, the Lord.” When Eve held her first-born in her arms she apparently remembered the divine promise of Genesis 3:15, and entertaining the hope that he was to be the promised Deliverer, named him Qayin, “gotten” (DA 31). Forlorn hope! Her eager longing for the speedy fulfillment of the gospel promise was doomed to meet the most heartbreaking disappointment. Little did she realize that this very child would become the world’s first murderer.

By SdaBc