a little theology from recollection.
1.--Cain used the fats and discards, the crap, whereas Abel used the good crops. Message being God (and the priests) can tell the difference and will punish your ass for cheaping out.
2.--10% tithing is a NT idea
3.--There are two (2) creation stories. 1 in ONE and the second in 2 the garden tale, the first is the creation of the human race, the second is the creation of the "Chosen people", the "land of Nod" is where all the other people lived and where the wives of Cain and Abel and their brother came from.

Not that ANY of it is true.

These were from god's divorced wife playing hell with god.

The Cain and Abel allegory is probably a poor retelling of another story whose origins came from an older, more sophisticated neighboring culture. Daniel, Ezeliel, and many other Bible stories began the same way. I believe the current metaphysical interpretation of the Cain and Abel story best describes its original meaning.
Very simply, Cain represents our own material personna or ego. Conversely, Abel represents our own spiritual nature (higher consciousness). The field Cain tills represents human physical sense consciousness, which he tills in an effort to gain material wealth. This focus on material gains produces unfortunate results, such as murder and desception.
Its important to note that "God" does not kill Cain, he is sent out to live among other (non-spiritual) communities . While he survives, his efforts toward prosperity become more difficult due to his lack of spiritual fortification. In metaphysical (mystic) interpretations people or communities often represent various thoughts or mind sets.
Finally, early pre Constantine Christians most notably Origen of Alexandria, Augustine, etc. recognized the allegorical, nature of the Cain and Abel story as well as nearly every other story in both the Old and New Testiments. The loss and cover up of the original meanings of these stories, and the turn toward biblical literalism is truly a crime against humanity (in my opinion) and is directly responsible for the inevitable growth of Agnosticsm and Arheism in our relatively sophistcated modern day culture. Traditional Christianity must either repent of these desceptions or will probably suffer a fate much worse than Cain.

1.) It’s made up to control people.
2.) Not much of it makes sense.
3.) It’s a club and we’re not in it.
4.) A lot of the unhappiness in the world is from believing this tripe.
5.) I taught my children to think and let go. It’s all I coukd do and I’m happy.

There are stories in Jewish Angelology that Adams First Wife was Lileth who was created at the same time as Adam. Often bible stories are invented to explain the purpose or origins of a ritual.

What is also disturbing is they were married, so where did they find wives or?

All the cats in Nod are junkies.

“Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it...’” Genesis 1:29

There should be what appears to be little Gideon pocket bibles that actually dispense rolling papers...

You left out the most important part of the story - what kind of weed?

Ok sometime whip up a couple of chapters of Ezekiel. Seriously it is a giant lsd trip.

Didn't they go bang aunt Lilith or something?

Yep your right! I think the Bible is pure B.S. I am so much happier as a Atheist!

When A&E were in the garden, they were the only people there. When they were banished they had to live among other peoples who worshipped other gods. How else did their sons find wives? A&E apparently had more than 30 children. I hope they founds other women for wives else there was a whole lotta incest going on. And that would explain so much.

So I googled A&E and got some odd stuff I've never heard of before. [en.wikipedia.org]

I gotta tell ya, that favoritism stuff is confusing and contradictory as hell. But in many stories of the buybull god is a capricous idiot who plays favorites.

Why do I feel like I need a shower.

Thought to share the following link with everyone.

Times change, so do ideals

The Bible is a book that few read. If more Christians read the whole bible, more of them would become atheists. And Yahweh 's obsession with foreskins is quite demented.