Abraham Levene translates a commentary on Genesis 4:15 from early Syrian Christians mentioning the "mark" or "sign" of Cain.

Date
1951
Type
Book
Source
Abraham Levene
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Translation
Ancient
Reference

Abraham Levene, The Early Syrian Fathers on Genesis from a Syriac MS. on the Pentateuch in the Mingana Collection (London: Taylor’s Foreign Press, 1951), 80

Scribe/Publisher
Taylor's Foreign Press
People
Unknown, Abraham Levene, Alphonse Mingana
Audience
General Public
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Transcription

It says "a sign," i.e., He appointed it, that he [Cain] should not be killed, just as "Thou hast given a sign to them that fear Thee," i.e., "Thou hast guarded us as with a sign."

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