If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
What does Genesis 4:7 mean?
When Cain was born, Eve said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. Perhaps she thought that this was the promised seed.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 4:6-8 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Genesis 4:7
And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Key words
- there will be a lifting up
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there will be a lifting up.
- there will be a lifting up
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there will be a lifting up.
Context in Genesis 4
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Genesis 4 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as primeval history from creation to Babel. Genesis opens the whole Bible with creation, fall, flood, Babel, and the long patriarchal story that carries the reader from Eden to Egypt. Read this chapter with the wider themes of creation, fall, and covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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