Curse and mark of Cain

The curse of Cain and the mark of Cain are phrases that originated from Genesis 4, where God declared that Cain (the firstborn son of Adam and Eve) be cursed for murdering his brother Abel. A mark was put upon him to warn others that killing Cain would provoke the vengeance of God, that if someone did something to harm Cain, the damage would come back sevenfold. Some interpretations view this as a physical mark, whereas other see the "mark" as a sign, and not as a physical marking on Cain himself. The King James Version reads "set a mark upon Cain"; the New American Standard reads "appointed a sign for Cain".

Origins

The name Cain (He. qayin, meaning spear) is identical with the name Kenite (also qayin in Hebrew), which led some scholars to speculate that the curse of Cain may have arisen as a condemnation of the Kenites. However, in the Hebrew Bible, the Kenites are generally described favorably, and may have had an important influence on the early Hebrew religion (see Kenite Hypothesis).

Mark of Cain (disambiguation)

The Mark of Cain mainly refers to the Curse and mark of Cain from the Bible.

Mark of Cain may also refer to:

  • The Mark of Cain (band), an Australian band
  • The Mark of Cain (1916 film), a 1916 American silent film starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
  • The Mark of Cain (1917 film), a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by George Fitzmaurice
  • The Mark of Cain (1947 film), a British film directed by Brian Desmond Hurt
  • The Mark of Cain (2000 film), a 2000 documentary by Alix Lambert on Russian criminal tattoos
  • The Mark of Cain (2007 film), a 2007 television film by Channel 4
  • Mark of Cain (novel), a novel by Israeli author Ram Oren
  • "Mark of Cain", a song by Therion from the album Crowning of Atlantis
  • Mark of Cain (novel)

    The Mark of Cain is a bestselling novel by Israeli author Ram Oren. it is based on Neo-Nazi activities in Argentina and the identity of a Mossad chief, Michael Bornstein.

    Plot Summary

    The story opens with the liberation of a German concentration camp and the escape of Jewish refugees. one of them, a man named Jacob Bornstein, stumbles across a burning German convoy and finds a crying baby in the car of the commander, Berman. he rescues it and claims him as his own son, looking at it as a compensation from Heaven for his own lost son. However, without food he and the baby fall deathly ill and are taken to a hospital, where they are nursed back to health. But the hospital director suspects that the baby, whom the Jew has named Michael, is not his real son, and Jacob escapes with the infant. he is housed by a kindly German woman whose husband was in the SS and she takes care of him and the baby lovingly until she discovers he is Jewish. Jacob runs away, and is soon placed in a refugee camp. shortly after he is smuggled into Israel, but the ship is intercepted and when they are discovered by the British, the passengers revolt and the ship is burned. Jacob and the infant barely escape.

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    Mark of Cain

    by: Therion

    Cain, firstborn son of Adam
    You killed your brother Abel
    Now you bear the mark of God in your eyes
    Your eyes
    Pain is the sing of your symbol
    And you'll be borne down by the load
    You will walk forever to live and let die
    Life is eternal for Cain
    Bright shine the crime from his mark
    Some secrets known by his name
    He taught man handle Gods spark
    Let the he, let the he goat bear all the old crimes
    Walk with him to distant east
    [Incomprehensible]
    Ride your horse into the desert of Set
    And meet him, your master Azazel
    Ride your horse into the desert of Set
    And meet him, your master Azazel
    Ride your horse into the desert of Set
    And meet him, your master Azazel
    Ride your horse into the desert of Set




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