Cain and Abel bring offerings. One is accepted. One isn’t. And within five verses, we have the Bible’s first murder. But was Cain the villain—or just a bad edit? This episode reexamines Genesis 4 as a flawed script: divine favoritism, vague motives, and the chilling question—does God prefer blood?

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