Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Genesis 4:16
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So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
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Cain left the LORD’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
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Genesis 4
14 Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
15 “Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.
16 So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
17 And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.
18 Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.
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