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Encyclopedia of Religion entry forCainitesA sect of the second century, the members of which placed Cain above Abel, and in fact, as P. W. Bussell says, converted the sinners of Scripture (Esau, Korah, the men of Sodom, Judas Iscariot) into saints. For them Abel represented the lower powers, while Cain was the messenger endowed with power from the higher regions. citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney
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