Parashat Bereshit – Opening Questions

Why did Hashem accept Hevel's sacrifice and reject Kayin's offering?
Did Kayin intentionally murder Hevel? If yes, why was he punished only with exile?
Why does the Torah describe the creation of the world twice, in both Chapters 1 and 2 of Bereshit? How can the differences between the accounts be explained?
Were man and beast originally meant to be herbivores? When were humans given permission to eat meat?
How are Lemekh's enigmatic words, "כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִי" to be understood? Why does Tanakh share his short speech?
Who are the "sons of god" who took the "daughters of man" as wives?

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