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Old Habits Die Hard (The "mark" on Cain)

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John
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07-09-2003 1:38 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by tabularasa
07-09-2003 12:37 AM

karl hit it on the head. The Bible per se simply reads 'marked.' Some people have taken this to mean 'black skin.' The Book of Mormon, I remember from reading it ten years ago, specify that the mark was of black skin.
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07-09-2003 11:06 PM 		Reply to: Message 6 by mike the wiz
07-09-2003 6:06 PM

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NOTHING to do with the colour of our skin!!
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Right. It was probably something like a tattoo on the forehead, as was practiced in nearby cultures.
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