this, he inserted poison under his tongue, and made him an enemy
to men; and suggested to them, that they should direct their
strokes against his head, that being the place wherein lay his
mischievous designs towards men, and it being easiest to take
vengeance on him, that way. And when he had deprived him of the
use of his feet, he made him to go rolling all along, and
dragging himself upon the ground. And when God had appointed
these penalties for them, he removed Adam and Eve out of the
garden into another place.

CHAPTER 2.

Concerning The Posterity Of Adam, And The Ten Generations From
Him To The Deluge,

1. Adam and Eve had two sons: the elder of them was named Cain;
which name, when it is interpreted, signifies a possession: the
younger was Abel, which signifies sorrow. They had also
daughters. Now the two brethren were pleased with different
courses of life: for Abel, the younger, was a lover of
righteousness; and believing that God was present at all his
actions, he excelled in virtue; and his employment was that of a
shepherd. But Cain was not only very wicked in other respects,
but was wholly intent upon getting; and he first contrived to
plough the ground. He slew his brother on the occasion following
: - They had resolved to sacrifice to God. Now Cain brought the
fruits of the earth, and of his husbandry; but Abel brought milk,
and the first-fruits of his flocks: but God was more delighted
with the latter oblation,(6) when he was honored with what grew
naturally of its own accord, than he was with what was the