Who was the first murderer?

Who was the first murderer?

• A. Adam
• B. Noah
• C. Cain
• D. Moses

Answer: (C)

Murder is the deliberate taking of a life. The first person in the Bible named as committing murder is Cain, one of Adam and Eve’s sons. After Cain and Abel brought offerings to God, God favored Abel’s offering and not Cain’s, which stirred jealousy in Cain. God warned Cain to master sin and do what is right, but Cain invited his brother into the field and killed him. This act makes Cain the first murderer recorded in Scripture. When confronted, Cain lied about his brother and then faced God’s judgment: he would be a wanderer on the earth, and God placed a protective mark on him. This sequence shows why Cain is identified as the first murderer.

Murder is the deliberate taking of a life. The first person in the Bible named as committing murder is Cain, one of Adam and Eve’s sons. After Cain and Abel brought offerings to God, God favored Abel’s offering and not Cain’s, which stirred jealousy in Cain. God warned Cain to master sin and do what is right, but Cain invited his brother into the field and killed him. This act makes Cain the first murderer recorded in Scripture. When confronted, Cain lied about his brother and then faced God’s judgment: he would be a wanderer on the earth, and God placed a protective mark on him. This sequence shows why Cain is identified as the first murderer.