Cain, on the other hand, is not only the character who speaks and acts in the story, but he is the character who is eminently relatable. Abel never speaks, and we never enter into his perspective in a way that allows us to relate to him. In many ways, it is not right to call it the story of Cain and Abel because it is really just the story of Cain. In our journey through the book of Genesis at LBF Church, I found myself especially struck with the story of Cain and Abel.