Timeless Wisdom: Weekend Torah Teaching - Genesis 4:11-6:9
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
Salem Podcast Network
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2026
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
On Today's Show: Prager delves into the story of Cain and Abel, exploring the complexities of human nature and the nature of God. He examines the biblical account of Cain's punishment and the development of civilization, highlighting the importance of recognizing the value of every human being. Prager also discusses the concept of the "mark of Cain," which is often misunderstood as a negative mark, but is actually a sign of protection. He touches on the idea that we are all connected and that every human being is a whole world, and that this understanding is a key principle of Judaism.
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| 0:30.9 | Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
| 0:34.3 | Hear thousands of hours of Dennis's lectures, courses, and classic radio programs, |
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| 0:48.9 | The story of the creation, as you will see today, is a story of successive frustrations |
| 0:58.0 | on the part of God. Most people don't feel sorry for God, but if you read the first chapters |
| 1:07.0 | of Genesis, you have to. God was all enthused about what he created and every time human |
| 1:13.6 | beings seem to have thwarted it. But that's for a little later when God actually comments |
| 1:20.6 | on humanity. I ended last week with Cain and Abel. Cain killed his brother Abel. Cain was jealous, or Cain was suspected that he was somewhat |
| 1:35.3 | less sincere in his offering, and so he went out, and because he was angry at what Abel |
| 1:42.3 | did better than he killed Abel. |
| 1:46.0 | God then asked, where is Abel? |
| 1:50.0 | Cain answered, am I my brother's keeper? |
| 1:53.0 | Or better, I didn't know I was my brother's keeper. |
| 1:57.0 | As I pointed out at the end of last week, |
| 1:59.0 | there are many ways to read that verse. |
| 2:02.3 | Cain saying, A, I didn't know I'm my brother's keeper. |
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