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2009-11-04
This passage of the bible is an area of debate amongst scholars. Some people take the text literally to mean that the land was called Nod. However, the word nod is Hebrew for "wandering", so others think that the bible is using metaphor meaning that Cain "wandered the land". I'm going to use the widely-accepted literal interpretation because it's funnier and makes less sense. God curses Cain to wander as a fugitive, and then, in the very next verse, Genesis 4:16, he settles down and begins forming his own city. How stupid is that?
Also, the bible here states that Cain left the presence of God. That seems like a very difficult task considering that God is supposed to be omnipresent (i.e., everywhere all the time). But then, the god of Genesis is hardly omnipresent. He needs to walk through the garden to find Adam and Eve, he needs to ask Cain where Abel went, he can't see Cain when he's in Nod, etc.
Genesis 4:16 also features the phrase east of Eden which is another one of those phrases that has found its way into the secular culture of English speakers.
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Uncle Jellyfish writes:
| And thus, Cain created one of the most feared terrorist organizations in the world, seeking to control all of the land's Tiberium and keep it from the pesky GDI. |
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just me writes:
| -- spoiler alert! --
You forgot the part where he tricked the aliens to invade Earth ahead of it's time by tricking GDI to do all the false moves. By doing so, Scrin couldn't effectively conquer the world and during some intense battles, Kane got the chance to infiltrate the aliens - to be continued :D
Anyway - Kane (oh, sorry - Cain) lives! |
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TheAlmightyGuru writes:
| The narrator's first line of dialog rhymes... I find that fascinating. |
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Kitty writes:
| East of Eden? I thought you said WEAST of Eden. :O |
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Baughbe writes:
| No man is an island, but apparently he is a city/state/nation. |
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Rimecuka writes:
| And thus, Cain founded Detroit |
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Ray writes:
| Cain must have been moving VERY fast, to leave a supposedly omnipresent, but also confirmed-to-be hypocritical being.
So what did we learn today? Apparently, East of Eden is just a Nod to The Bible. |
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