land of Nod

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The land of Nod is a mysterious region mentioned in the Bible as the place of Cain’s exile after he killed his brother Abel.

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land of Nod canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical place
mythical place
appearsInChapter Genesis 4 NERFINISHED
associatedEvent Cain’s murder of Abel
associatedWithPerson Cain NERFINISHED
consequenceOf God’s judgment on Cain
culturalInfluence inspired later literary uses of the phrase "land of Nod"
describedAs place of Cain’s exile
place where Cain settled after killing Abel
firstAppearsInVerse Genesis 4:16
genreContext primeval history in Genesis
hasCategory Biblical proper name
places in the Book of Genesis
hasEtymology from Hebrew root נוד meaning "to wander"
hasInterpretation metaphor for life apart from God
realm of perpetual wandering
unidentified region east of Eden
hasMoralTheme punishment
restlessness
separation from divine presence
languageOfName Hebrew
literaryUse English idiom for sleep or dreaming
locatedEastOf Eden NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
originalName אֶרֶץ־נוֹד NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Cain’s curse
Eden NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
symbolizes alienation from God
exile
wandering
textualStatus briefly described
geographically undefined
transliteration Eretz Nod NERFINISHED

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Cain settledIn land of Nod
Children of Eden setting land of Nod
Genesis 4 mentionsPlace land of Nod