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Genesis 4:15-16 (NASB)

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15 So the LORD said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold " And the LORD appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him. 16 Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 15) Does the blood-shedder need to die? If anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 15) Sermon: 7 Qualities of God (2000-01-01)

Definition(s):
Cain (Kehn): possession, or possessed