Origins

Hey everyone, this is Kage, that's cage with a K. {haha} Now I'm pretty sure that if your on this blog you are familiar with vampires, but do you know where they come from? A lot of people ask themselves this question while others try to answer it. That's where I come in. I've been researching these stories and I'm going to post some of them on this blog, so you don't have to go searching yourself. Well, here goes the first story, enjoy!

It is said in The Bible that Caine, the first son of Adam and Eve, was in fact also the first vampire. Cain murdered his brother, Able, and God sent him to exile and was given a "mark", so that people would know to stay away from him. Whenever Caine would try to grow anything his crops would wither and die, and if anyone killed him, that person would suffer seven times more what they did to Caine. It is believed that shortly after that, Caine wondered around until he found Lilith. Lilith is the supposed first wife of Adam and was also exiled. Lilith showed him the power of blood and the “magic“ that it holds. From this union between Cain and Lilith came forth a host of demons and vampires in myths across the globe.



Genesis 4:10-15

"10. What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood

crith unto me from the ground.

11. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened

her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

12. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield

unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou

be in the earth.

15. And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,

vengeance shall be taken on him seven fold. And the LORD set

a mark on Cain, lest any finding him shall kill him." [1]