And let this world no longer be a stage But let one spirit of the firstborn Cain Reign in all bosoms, that, each heart being set On bloody courses, the rude scene may end, And darkness be the burier of the dead.
Shakespeare, Henry IV Part 2, Act 1, Scene 1
קַיִן /qayin/
Biblical Period, Ancient Near East
Κάϊν /Káïn/
Hellenistic Period, Alexandria
قابيل /qābīl/
Islamic Period, Arabia