ogether in the cave in which Eve had brought
forth, until Cain was fifteen years old, and Abel twelve years old.

Chapter LXXVIII - Jealousy overcomes Cain. He makes trouble in the
family. How the first murder was planned.

1 Then Adam said to Eve, "Behold the children are grown up; we must
think of finding wives for them."

2 Then Eve answered, "How can we do it?"

3 Then Adam said to her, "We will join Abel's sister in marriage to
Cain, and Cain's sister to Abel.

4 The said Eve to Adam, "I do not like Cain because he is hard-hearted;
but let them stay with us until we offer up to the Lord in their
behalf."

5 And Adam said no more.

6 Meanwhile Satan came to Cain in the figure of a man of the field, and
said to him, "Behold Adam and Eve have taken counsel together about the
marriage of you two; and they have agreed to marry Abel's sister to
you, and your sister to him.

7 But if it was not that I love you, I would not have told you this
thing. Yet if you will take my advice, and obey me, I will bring to
you on your wedding day beautiful robes, gold and silver in plenty, and
my relations will attend you."

8 Then Cain said with joy, "Where are your relations?"

9 And Satan answered, "My relations are in a garden in the north, where
I once meant to bring your father Adam; but he would not accept my
offer.

10 But you, if you will receive my words and if you will come to me
after your wedding, you shall rest from the misery in which you are;
and you shall rest and be better off than your father Adam."

11 At these words of Satan Cain opened his ears, and leaned towards his
speech.

12 And he did not remain in the field, but he went to Eve, his mother,
and beat her, and cursed her, and said to her, "Why are you planning to
take my sister to wed her to my brother? Am I dead?"

13 His mother, however, quieted him, and sent him to the field where he
had been.

14 Then when Adam came, she told him of what Cain had done.

15 But Adam grieved and held his peace, and said not a word.

16 Then on the next morning Adam said to Cain his son, "Take of your
sheep, young and good, and offer them up to your God; and I will speak
to your brother, to make to his God an offering of corn."

17 They both obeyed their father Adam, and they took their offerings,
and offered them up on the mountain by the altar.

18 But Cain behaved haughtily towards his brother, and shoved him from
the altar, and would not