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What always strikes me in the story of Cain and Abel is how often the word brother is used. Cain killed his brother. God says it was the blood of your brother. The killing was done to another human being, a child of God like you, breaking that sacred bond of common humanity.

Allan Boesak

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Allan Boesak
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: January 1
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South African Politician
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Allan Aubrey Boesak
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