Both Philo and Josephus address the Cain-Abel account, and other sources make reference to this conflict. As shall be discussed below, in the period of the Late Second Temple and a bit later Rewritten Bibles such as Jubilees and Pseudo-Philo’s Biblical Antiquities ( Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum) treat these verses in an even more terse manner than the already limited biblical text. It raises issues about God’s possibly unpredictable behavior and it calls into question the matter of Cain’s free will. It is frustratingly laconic and clearly leaves out important sections such as what Cain said to Abel, as well as a clear reason for Cain’s acts. It is a troubling text because it addresses fratricide, and possibly murder.
Genesis 4:1–16 narrates the birth of Cain and Abel the violent death of Abel and the ensuing punishment of Cain.
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