ID: 901001911 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001911	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Cain and Abel (Abrahamic religion narrative)

Note: Story in which Cain murdered his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1-16). Cain, a farmer, became enraged when God accepted the offering of his brother Abel, a shepherd, in preference to his own. God marked Cain and his descendants for this sin. The biblical story may have intended to explain why a certain tribe, called "Cain," had a special tattoo mark and why this tribe always severely avenged any murdered member. The story also may explain why that tribe lived the nomadic rather than the settled life. Some biblical critics believe the tribe of Cain was the Kenites.

Names:

	Cain and Abel (Abrahamic religion narrative) (preferred,b,English-P,D,N)
	Cain Slays Abel (Abrahamic religion narrative) (f,English,U,N)
	Uccisione di Abele (Abrahamic religion narrative) (Italian-P,D,N)
	Caino uccide Abele (Abrahamic religion narrative) (Italian,U,N)
	הֶבֶל ,קַיִן‎ (Abrahamic religion narrative) (Hebrew,U,N)
	قابيل، هابيل (Abrahamic religion narrative) (Arabic,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament narratives> (P)
		............Legend of Adam and Eve (Abrahamic religion narrative) (I)
		................Cain and Abel (Abrahamic religion narrative) (I)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Cain
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Cain (Old Testament character)) [901000499]

	actor is .... Abel
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, Abel (Old Testament character)) [901000498]

	source is .... Bible, Old Testament
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, Old Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts)) [901000253]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Cain and Abel (Abrahamic religion narrative)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Cain Slays Abel (Abrahamic religion narrative)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	Uccisione di Abele (Abrahamic religion narrative)
	................ICCD database (1988-)
	Caino uccide Abele (Abrahamic religion narrative)
	................ICCD database (1988-)
	הֶבֶל ,קַיִן‎ (Abrahamic religion narrative)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain_and_Abel
	قابيل، هابيل (Abrahamic religion narrative)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain_and_Abel

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Cain," accessed 29 June 2017
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain_and_Abel#/media/File:Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_Cain_slaying_Abel,_1608-1609.jpg