why did kane kill abel?

Question

all i can find is that he was jealous. what was he jealous of?

Answer 1

God's favor.

Genesis 4:
1 Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man." 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

Answer 2

It was jealousy and pride and greed. Jealous that the Lord looked on Abels offering with favor and not on Cain's.


Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."

8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." [d] And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

9 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?"
"I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"

Answer 3

Yes he did...

Gen 4:4 Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering;
Gen 4:5 but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.
Gen 4:6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
Gen 4:7 "If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it."
Gen 4:8 Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
Gen 4:9 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
Gen 4:10 He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground.
Gen 4:11 "Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Answer 4

Here are some places to continue your research. THese are pieces from some of my favorite Bible teachers.

http://www.raystedman.org/leadership/roper/kings/3052.html
http://www.raystedman.org/leadership/roper/dcroper/models/0002anger.html

What is clear is that Cain was angry at God's action, and when given opportunity to repent refused to do so. Thus, when later opportunity finds him in the field with his brother, Abel, Cain's jealousy takes over and the murderous ax rises and falls and Abel sinks to the ground with a smashed skull, murdered by his brother's hand. Thus the roots of human warfare are seen to lie in the jealous and envious spirit in the heart, in the unwillingness to forgive and forget and the ease with which we utter Cain's contemptuous words, "Am I my brother's keeper?" - Ray C. Stedman
http://www.raystedman.org/highlights/highlights.html

Answer 5

God preferred Abel's offering to Cain's. Because Abel gave his offering with a glad heart.

Answer 6

You are right "JEALOUSY" is the root cause of abel murder. Caine is jealous about God acceptance of Abel sacrifice which is God's requirement. Caine is stubborn he wanted to do it according to his own volition, undermining the command of God which was taught by Adam to all thier offspring. Caine could have joined Abel in his sacrifice, but opt to choose his own way. the result is fatal.

Answer 7

Sibling rivalry. God honoured Abel's sacrifice but did not accept Cains. Abel had given the best he had and Cain did not. That was why there was Jealousy.

Answer 8

He was jealous of the offering that Abel gave God.

Abel gave God a burnt offering.

Cane gave God a grain offering.

Answer 9

Because of jealously. His father favored Abel, so Kane was resentful.

Answer 10

Because Abel said The Undertaker was better than him.

Never piss off Kane. Never....