#362: What Is the Cain and Abel Story About?

Various intepretations of Bereshit/Genesis 4:5

Cain and Abel, by Il Tintoretto (1518-1594). On display at the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice.

Gimme Some Torah #362

Bereshit/Genesis 4:5

וְאֶל־קַיִן וְאֶל־מִנְחָתוֹ לֹא שָׁעָה וַיִּחַר לְקַיִן מְאֹד וַיִּפְּלוּ פָּנָיו׃

but to Cain and his offering [God] paid no heed. Cain was much distressed and his face fell.

On the surface, it appears that the Cain and …