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The Death of Cain
This scene is drawn from an account popular in the middle ages that expanded upon the brief description of Cain's death in the Book of Genesis. The aged and blind Lamech, his aim guided by a boy, shoots Cain with bow and arrow as he is tangled in a bush. Note that in this and the preceding miniatures, the painter has deliberately ignored some of the plants springing from the ground, perhaps to create a contrast between the barren nature of the world and the lush Garden of Eden. (Genesis 4:15, 23–24)

- Morgan Bible (image 14), medieval illuminated manuscript, 13th century.

- نسخة مورجان للكتاب المقدس (صورة 14)، مخطوطة مزخرفة من العصور الوسطى، القرن الثالث عشر.