Caining a Son
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I like the point above. Cain most definitely had free will. However, how we are nurtured has a great impact on how we perceive ourselves and the world around us.Kelyn wrote: ↑08 Jun 2020, 16:18 It's not whether or not he believed the number of his birth was unlucky. Everyone around him, including his family, believed it and therefore treated him differently...and probably not in a kind way. I believe babies are born as blank slates. Both nature and nurture affect how they develop. In that environment what child wouldn't grow up resentful of being singled out and 'spat on' (figuratively) because of something he had no control over?
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Obviously, it was Cain's decision to rebel and this had nothing to do with the name or the number 13.Kirsi_78 wrote: ↑08 Jun 2020, 13:54Well said! I could not agree more. However, what I never understood is why one chooses to rebel and the another one doesn't... but I do believe number 13 is not the reason.wendilou49 wrote: ↑08 Jun 2020, 11:44 I don't believe his name or the fact that he was born as the "unlucky" number of children in his family. I believe that Cain chose to follow his own will rather than listen to God's voice. It's the same today, I can have 3 or 4 children and raise them all the same...and yet one may chose to rebel while another chooses to follow God's word. Believing in circumstances is like believing in old wives' tales. The number 13 is no more unlucky than any other.
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This makes a lot of sense. The people of those times and even the Jews till now, name children based on the circumstances of their birth.Xenolyph wrote: ↑08 Jun 2020, 15:03 Back then, numbers played a huge role in life. It wasn't so much a superstition but an emphasis placed on them by God himself. Although we can disagree with Cain's treatment today due to research and scientific analysis, I believe Cain's treatment was supported by numbers. I can understand why others acted the way they did base on the numbers surrounded Cain's birth.
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