"And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. {in proc…" — Genesis 4:3

Genesis 4:3 · KJV

“And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. {in process...: Heb. at the end of days}”

— Genesis 4:3

Verse 2

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. {Abel: Heb. Hebel} {a keeper: Heb. a feeder}

Verse 4

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: {flock: Heb. sheep, or, goats}

Genesis 4 — Context

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. {Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired}

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. {Abel: Heb. Hebel} {a keeper: Heb. a feeder}

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. {in process...: Heb. at the end of days}

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: {flock: Heb. sheep, or, goats}

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Cross References

Numbers 18:12

All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee. {best: Heb. fat}

Leviticus 2:1-11

And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be {of} fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

1 Kings 17:7

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. {after...: Heb. at the end of days}

Nehemiah 13:6

But in all this {time} was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: {after...: Heb. at the end of days} {obtained...: or, I earnestly requested}