Eve gave birth to Cain, acknowledging that it was only with the Lord’s help that she was able to give birth. Even though she and Adam were under judgement, the purposes of God were starting to be fulfilled.
Then she gave birth to Abel. In Hebrew his name means “breath” or “temporary” or “meaningless”, indicating the brief life he was to have.
Cain and Abel brought gifts. It appears that Cain brought his gift as something of an afterthought, whereas Abel brought the best of his crops to give to God. This does make sense of the different reactions of God to the gifts, though I must admit I am not wholly satisfied with this explanation, as it does give me the feeling of reading a bit too much into the text.
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