• Gen 4:2 — And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
• Gen 4:4 — And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
• Gen 4:8 — And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
• Gen 4:10 — And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

21 passages from 10 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 8 passages
• Theology of the Body · 3 passages
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews · 2 passages
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans · 2 passages
• Commentary on Genesis · 1 passage
• 1 Clement (Letter to the Corinthians) · 1 passage
• Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
• Homilies on Matthew · 1 passage
• Mystici Corporis Christi · 1 passage