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Genesis places Cain as the father of those who are in the world. He is the ancestor of the first practitioners of man’s three principal vocations: agriculture (“And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle,” (Genesis 4:20); the arts (“And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ,” (Genesis 4:21); and science, and warfare (“And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron,” (Genesis 4:22).

With these developments came then the gradual infection of the use of elements from without for protection, as implements with which to protect themselves, which began with the use of fitting stone, iron, brass, copper, and those elements known in the present as instruments of warfare, or of building, or of preservation of the various emoluments of individuals. Hence we had also those for ornamentation of the body, ornamentation of the abode, ornamentation of the various surroundings that had to do with the individuals in their various sets, classes, or groups.

These made for such as dwelt in groups in homes or cities, while others made for those as of following the field, or those as of the hunters, or those as of the agriculturists, or those that had herds, and their various necessities that followed with these.

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Just as the descendants of Cain obtained their vocations through their dependency upon the earth, the children of Seth were to practice man’s other vocation: religion. They were to be guided and sustained by that which came from Within, and to live in the manner as the spirit directed.

To what uses, then, did these people in this particular period give their efforts, and in what directions were they active?

As many almost as there were individuals; for, as we find from the records . . . To some there was given the power to become the Sons of God; others were workers in brass, in iron, in silver, in gold; others were made in music, and the instruments of music.

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The great geniuses of today, whether in the arts, science, agriculture, or religion, reflect the manner in which they, as entities—as souls—partook or developed in the beginning. Their “genius” is the result of a continued involvement with their vocation over many incarnations.