What was the "mark" Jehovah put on Cain when he killed his brother Abel?

Question

The mormons believe that Jehovah turned Cain's skin black and thus the whole black race was a condemned race. I can't find anything in the bible that says what the "mark" was that God put on Cain. Does anyone really know where I can find the answer to this question?

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses believe it likely that the "sign" was simply a proclamation that was communicated to earth's limited population. It seems unclear how skin complexion alone could possibly have communicated the message that Cain was not to be killed by any human.

(Genesis 4:15) Jehovah said to him: “For that reason anyone killing Cain must suffer vengeance seven times.” And so Jehovah set up a sign for Cain in order that no one finding him should strike him

Jehovah's Witnesses believe the bible teaching that Jehovah now measures each individual without regard for his ancestors or race.

(Acts 10:34-35) God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him

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Answer 2

The "mark" has nothing to do with color.

God’s sentencing of Cain to banishment from the ground evidently meant his eviction from the neighborhood of the garden of Eden, and the curse already upon the earth would be increased in Cain’s case, the earth not responding to his cultivation of it. Cain expressed regret over the severity of his punishment and showed anxiety as to the possibility of Abel’s murder being avenged upon him, but still no sincere repentance. Jehovah “set up a sign for Cain” to prevent his being killed, but the record does not say that this sign or mark was placed on Cain’s person in any way. The “sign” likely consisted of God’s solemn decree itself, known and observed by others. Ge 4:10-15;

Answer 3

What was the "mark" Jehovah put on Cain when he killed his brother Abel?
The mormons believe that Jehovah turned Cain's skin black and thus the whole black race was a condemned race. I can't find anything in the bible that says what the "mark" was that God put on Cain. Does anyone really know where I can find the answer to this question?

Answer 4

Cain expressed regret over the severity of his punishment and showed anxiety as to the possibility of Abel's murder being avenged upon him.Therefore,Jehovah "set up a sign for Cain" to prevent his being killed,but the record does not say that this sign or mark was placed on Cain's person in any way.The "sign" likely consisted of God's solemn decree itself,known and observed by others-Gen.4:10-15;compare Gen.4:24 where that decree is referred to by Lamech.

Answer 5

You are partially right. The scriptures talk about the mark of Cain without actually identifying what that mark was. As Latter-day Saints, we believe in constant present day revelation to reveal truths to us that are important for us to know. In that vain, it has been revealed to us that the Seed of Cain, his descendants, make up the native people of Africa. Cain, through his descendant, the wife and daughter of Ham, became the founder of Egypt, meaning forbidden.
The following verses come from the Pearl of Great Price, the Book of Moses. These were revealed to Joseph Smith in answer to his prayers for clarification of the Bible.

Moses 7: 8, 22
8 For behold, the Lord shall acurse the land with much heat, and the bbarrenness thereof shall go forth forever; and there was a blackness came upon all the children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people.
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22 And Enoch also beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam; and they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it was the seed of Cain, for the seed of Cain were black, and had not place among them.

This passage makes clear that the lineage of Cain was separated from the rest of Adam's family because of their cursed status. Enoch was not allowed to preach to them. In our day, we always knew that the curse would one day be lifted and that the lineage of Cain could then receive the full blessings of the Father. That day came in June, 1978 in response to President Spencer W. Kimball's prayers on that subject.
The purpose of having a cursed lineage is a subject that requires a much larger discussion. Be assured that it was all part of God's plan for His children here on earth and involves our abilities and desires in the spirit world before mortality as well as our abilities here on earth.

Answer 6

No there is no description of the Mark in the many versions of the Judo/Christian Bible.
In fact I think that Jehovah changed ITS mind and ordered the Earth not to give Cain any type of substance instead. Read further down into the verses that go along with this part.

Answer 7

The Genesis story claims the mark was put on his face, the ancient custom in the middle east was to mark felons on their face with a burn mark that signified their felony. maybe that was the type of mark - a burn mark signifying Cain committed homicide.
We can also remember that the Cainites were a tribe specializing in forging copper, the blacksmiths of the middle east, and a burn mark on the face of a blacksmith was probably very common

Answer 8

Actually there was a pre-judgement in the pre-existance before there was even a Savior, those that sided with Jesus got no curse or mark and those that sided with Satan got cursed and mark before they even came to Earth. "Those who were LESS VALIANT IN PRE-EXISTENCE and who thereby had certain spiritual restrictions imposed upon them during mortality are known to us as the NEGROES." LDS "Apostle" Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 527, 1966 edition

Answer 9

You won't find it because it does not say it. Being black was not a curse as a lot of people think. My opinion is that the skin color back then was more black than white, and maybe the curse was God turned him white? Just a thought.

Answer 10

Whatever the mark, the lineage was wiped out with the Great Flood, so it would not have mattered.