Abel
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In the Bible, Abel was the brother of Cain, and the son of Adam and Eve. Cain became envious of Abel, whom had received Yahweh's favour over Cain, and murdered his brother, committing the first murder. The passage is Genesis 4:1-17.
During the First Tiberium War, GDI Commando Nick Parker found in the Cairo Temple a mysterious tomb. Within the tomb was a wall sculpture of a man killing another man. It is believed it is depicting the murder of Abel. It is also implied that the tomb holds the remains of Abel.
After TWI, excavations of the Cairo Temple of Nod had unearthed a wall sculpture of Cain killing Abel. It was placed within a museum for study.
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In Abrahamic tradition, after Cain had killed Abel, God asked Cain where his brother was. Cain replied "Am I my brother's keeper?", but God saw through this deception (because Abel's blood cried out for vengeance) and punished Cain. Placing the "Mark of Cain" on him, God set him out into the "Land of Nod", damned to an eternity of wandering, being unable to die.
Obviously, certain members of the Brotherhood of Nod draw a connection from the Biblical Cain to Nod's charismatic leader, Kane. While it seems outlandish to outsiders, Nod believers view Kane's vision and apparent immortality (he is alleged to have been active for at least 100 years, suffering what should have been fatal damage at least twice) as proof.
