...thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin licth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother : and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain...

...stum do \\ uil, .snail thuu not be accepted ? And if thou dost not well, sin lieth at the door, and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him." This text is applicable to every man who grumbles at cross providences and they may take this 'question...

...in patriarchal times, were affixed to priority of birth ; thus God speaks to Cain concerning Abel, " Unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him." Thirdly — A double portion of the paternal inheritance appertained to the first born. And this perhaps...

...accepted (or have the excellency ;INI?) ? and if thou does not well, sin (nxan) lieth at the door: and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him.' There are good reasons for believing that pNCn, in this passage, doe? not signify sin, but a sin-ojfcring...

...thou doest well, shall thou not be accepted? a»d if Ihon doest not well, sin liethat thr1 doer. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the ti;:ltl, that Cain...

...thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, is there not a sin-offering lying at the door ? And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him.' The meaning is now obvious. Coming, as Cain had done, without an animal sacrifice, he could not complain...

...lessons thou hadst received from thine earthly parents — ; Untothee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him?'* Was not the same thing said by the...always henceforth regard her as under his care? Did he not listen to her inquiries? When she desired knowledge — and her desires were made known to him...

...nothing of the directions and lessons thou hadst received from thine earthly parents— ; Untothee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him?'* Was not the same thmg said by the same all wise Governor in regard to thy father's duty to thy mother?! And did he not...

...expostulation be eo rendered as to mark its reference to the sin-offering and not to Abel. Instead of ' Unto thee shall be HIS desire and thou shall rule over HIM,' read, ' Unto thee is ITS desire, and thou shall rule over IT,' as expressive of Cain's having full...

...this principle: "If thou doest well, shall thou not have the excellency [over thy younger brother?] unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shall rule over him." lt was right that Abraham should have received the benediction from Father Shem, who lived at Jerusalem...