Genesis 4:4

the firstlings. Exodus 13:12 Numbers 18:12 Numbers 18:17 Proverbs 3:9 Hebrews 9:22 1 Peter 1:19 1 Peter 1:20 Revelation 13:8 flock. Heb. sheep, or, goats. fat. Leviticus 3:16 Leviticus 3:17 had. Genesis 15:17 Leviticus 9:24 Numbers 16:35 Judges 6:21 1 Kings 18:24 1 Kings 18:38 1 Chronicles 21:26 2 Chronicles 7:1 Psalms 20:3 Hebrews 11:4

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⁴ And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flockd and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

Related Commentaries of Genesis 4:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Genesis 4:4