Genesis 4:16

Then Cain went away from the Lord and lived in a country called Nod. Nod was on the east side of the Garden 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

15Then the Lord said, “Cain, I promise you, that if someone kills you, I will punish that person 7 times more than I punished you.” Then the Lord put a special mark on Cain to stop anyone from killing him.

17Cain slept with his wife, and they had a baby son and they named him Enock. Cain built a town, and he called the town, Enock for his son.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:8Late in the afternoon, the man and the woman heard the Lord God coming their way, so they got behind some trees and tried to hide from him.

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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