Genesis 4:4 · KJV
“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 4:4
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}
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 4 — Context
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}
3And 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}
4And 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}
5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Cross References
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. {yet...: or, is yet spoken of}
Proverbs 3:9
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Exodus 13:12
That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males {shall be} the LORD'S. {set...: Heb. cause to pass over}
Numbers 18:17
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they {are} holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat {for} an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
1 Peter 1:19-20
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Leviticus 3:16-17
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: {it is} the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat {is} the LORD'S.
2 Chronicles 7:1
Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.
Hebrews 9:22
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.