Eve had a son, with The Beast, who was called Cain, and she had another son, with Adam, who was called Abel.
Abel became a shepherd, and Cain farmed the land. One day, Cain gave a part of his harvest to the dēmiourgos and Abel also gave an offering of his first-born lamb to the dēmiourgos. The Lonely Emanation was pleased with Abel, but not with Cain. Perceiving that he was shunned by God, this made Cain so unhappy that he could not hide his feelings, and he spoke them to dēmiourgos. He wished to known why the dēmiourgos did not love him as He loved Cain.
The dēmiourgos replied: "What is the matter with you that you are so angry, if only you had done the right thing, you would be joyful, but you did not and now you are as angry as a lion. Do not be angry, simply do the correct thing."
Cain asked the dēmiourgos what the right thing was, and only silence followed.
Cain spoke to his brother, and they went on a walk. During their walk, they spoke and Abel told his brother that he believed that a blood sacrifice of a first born was what the dēmiourgos required, but he did not know how to fix this because he had already sacrificed his first born lamb. If only, he said, Cain had come to him before he would have shared the sacrifice.
And Abel thought for a long time, a very long time, and then he offered himself to Cain and after much thought, Cain slew Abel. Regretting this action, he attempted to hide it from his family, from dēmiourgos and from himself.
Many days or many weeks or many months later, dēmiourgos asked: "Where is your brother, my favored child?" And Cain replied: "Am I my brother's keeper?"
And dēmiourgos said: "Why have you done this, why have you killed Abel and allowed his blood onto the ground?" Because Cain would not say, because the light of Abel would not say, the dēmiourgos placed a curse upon Cain that he would never be able to farm the land again, that if he tried it would not grow. That he would have to spend eternity wandering the world.
"From now on, you’ll be without a home, and you’ll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place until the world crumbles from an Eternity of Light."
Cain and Abel
Abel became a shepherd, and Cain farmed the land. One day, Cain gave a part of his harvest to the dēmiourgos and Abel also gave an offering of his first-born lamb to the dēmiourgos. The Lonely Emanation was pleased with Abel, but not with Cain. Perceiving that he was shunned by God, this made Cain so unhappy that he could not hide his feelings, and he spoke them to dēmiourgos. He wished to known why the dēmiourgos did not love him as He loved Cain.
The dēmiourgos replied: "What is the matter with you that you are so angry, if only you had done the right thing, you would be joyful, but you did not and now you are as angry as a lion. Do not be angry, simply do the correct thing."
Cain asked the dēmiourgos what the right thing was, and only silence followed.
Cain spoke to his brother, and they went on a walk. During their walk, they spoke and Abel told his brother that he believed that a blood sacrifice of a first born was what the dēmiourgos required, but he did not know how to fix this because he had already sacrificed his first born lamb. If only, he said, Cain had come to him before he would have shared the sacrifice.
And Abel thought for a long time, a very long time, and then he offered himself to Cain and after much thought, Cain slew Abel. Regretting this action, he attempted to hide it from his family, from dēmiourgos and from himself.
Many days or many weeks or many months later, dēmiourgos asked: "Where is your brother, my favored child?" And Cain replied: "Am I my brother's keeper?"
And dēmiourgos said: "Why have you done this, why have you killed Abel and allowed his blood onto the ground?" Because Cain would not say, because the light of Abel would not say, the dēmiourgos placed a curse upon Cain that he would never be able to farm the land again, that if he tried it would not grow. That he would have to spend eternity wandering the world.
"From now on, you’ll be without a home, and you’ll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place until the world crumbles from an Eternity of Light."