Genesis 4:16

And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.

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In The King James Version

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

In Context

15And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.

17And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:8And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.

Exodus 20:18And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.

2 Kings 24:20And because of the wrath of the Lord, this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had sent them all away from before him: and Zedekiah took up arms against the king of Babylon.

Job 2:7And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head.

Psalms 5:11\5:10\Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

Jeremiah 23:39For this reason, truly, I will put you completely out of my memory, and I will put you, and the town which I gave to you and to your fathers, away from before my face:

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:14-16

Cain's Complaint. ( b. c. 3875.) 13 And Cain said unto the Lord , My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill… Read the whole commentary →

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