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mark of Cain |
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mark of Cain God’s safeguard for Cain from potential slayers. [O.T.: Genesis 4:15] See : Protection mark of Cain God’s mark on Cain, a sign of his shame for fratricide. [O. T.: Genesis 4:15] See : Stigma How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then the old man cried and grieved, and said he was a murderer and the mark of Cain was on him, and he had disgraced his family and was going to be found out and hung. He did it so energetically and thoroughly that the poor Worm was cast into the depths of remorseful despair, and went to bed that evening feeling that he was an outcast from among men, and bore the mark of Cain upon his brow. |
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