Adam and Eve
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Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descend
The Fall of Man by Peter Paul Rubens, 1628–29
The Creation of Adam depicted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo, 1508–1512
The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, Natoire, 1740
Adam and Eve in an illuminated manuscript (c. 950)
Cain and Abel
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In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made sacrifices, each from h
Adam and Eve
…constant motion", to guard the entrance (Genesis 3:24). Genesis 4 narrates life outside the garden, including the birth of Adam and Eve's first children Cain and Abel and the story of the first murder. A third son, Seth, is born to Adam and Eve, and Adam had "other sons and daughters" (Genesis 5:4). Genesis 5 lists…
Cain slaying Abel, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1600
Cain leadeth Abel to death, by James Tissot, c. 1900
Islamic illustration of Cain carrying his murdered brother, Abel, to hide his body from God from a Stories of the Prophets manuscript.
Cain and Abel. Plaster cast after bronze (1425–1438) by Jacopo Della Quercia (1374–1438), Bologna, Italy. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh