Tyler named one of his Virginia supporters, Abel Upshur, to the job in the summer of 1843.

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God prefers the offering of Abel, and as a result Cain is distressed and jealous to the point of murder.

上帝经常给亚伯恩典,结果，引发了该隐的嫉妒之心，起了杀意。

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Before we leave this story and move onto Cain and Abel I just want to make a couple of quick observations.

在我们开始该隐和亚伯之前,我想做个简短的评论。

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What was Romulus' murder of Remus or Cain's murder of Abel, ? but the kind of murder that founded, at the basis of the founding of cities and civilizations?

罗慕洛斯谋杀双胞胎兄弟雷摩斯,或该隐弒杀亲弟埃布尔，不都是为了创建而为的谋杀吗,为了创建城市及人类文明？

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Abel is a keeper of sheep. He represents the nomadic pastoralist, unlike Cain who is the tiller of soil, so he represents more settled urban life.

亚伯是一个牧羊人，代表着不断迁徙的牧场主，而该隐是一个农夫，他代表在城市定居的人。

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God's preference for the offering of Abel valorizes the free life of the nomadic pastoralist over urban existence.

上帝对亚伯的优待，肯定了游牧式的生活,甚于定居的生活。

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Now the murder of Abel by Cain is followed by some genealogical lists.

现在该隐杀亚伯有了后续版本。

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The Cain and Abel story which is in Genesis 4:1 through 16 this is the story of the first murder, and it's a murder that happens despite God's warning to Cain that it's possible to master the urge to violence by an act of will.

创世纪》第四章，1到16节，讲述的是该隐和亚伯的故事6,这是人类历史上第一宗谋杀案,尽管上帝警告该隐,邪念会让人暴力相向。

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