We don’t know if God instructed Adam’s family to bring Him specific animal sacrifices, even though later (in Leviticus) certain types of sacrifices were specified. When they were grown, Abel was in the profession of raising sheep Cain worked the soil. We are not told why Eve chose that name but possibly because she only had Abel a short time before he was killed. The name “Abel” means a breath, a sigh, or a trifle-almost nothing. To put it into English, Eve said, “With the help of the Lord I have gotten a man, so I will call him Gotten.” Here that word is translated “Brought forth”. ![]() The name “Cain” comes from a Hebrew word meaning make or get. Cain became a farmer and Abel became a shepherd. Adam and Eve followed God’s instructions to multiply and fill the earth when first Cain, and then Abel were born.
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