0 Why did God put a mark on Cain?

Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? 1 Samuel 20:30

Trivia: How many Philistines did Jonathan kill in his very first slaughter?

Why did God put a mark on Cain?


So that no one would kill him.

(Good idea!)
And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

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