Channel 49 Revelations LBW

The central theme of this film was alluded to in
the Art Detective, concerning the two poles
of human faith.

The other theme of Revelations refers to the
mysterious "mark of Cain." According to
researchers the name 'Cain' translates as 'Smith'
-- he was a metalworker. But in the post
stone-age era anyone who could turn rocks
into molten liquids and harden them into
tools, weapons and musical instruments was a
magician.

One or more of the Israelite tribes or
Canaanite peoples may have had
unpleasantness with the people of Cain
(literally: children of Cain or Kenites) due to
the latter's earlier relationship with Amalek. So
we have two streams of recollections about
Cain: The first that he was the first murderer
and the second that he invented civilization.
Later stories of the Kenites show them aiding
Israel or involved with religious duties in
league with Moses.

The Kenites eventually became part of the
tribe of Judah along with other disparate
elements like the Kenaz tribe of Edom. (Kenaz
is said to mean 'hunter'). The relevance
between the two peoples pertains to a story
they share: In the story of Cain, a farmer, and
Able a shepherd, Cain betrays his birthright by
murder. In the story of Jacob and Esau, the
shepherd Jacob outwits his brother Esau the
hunter. Jacob later becomes Israel.

Eventually the long saga of history winds
through several revelations and a millennium or
two to the present day where the narrator of
this tale contemplates an iota of his
personality (the self-realization of a memory)
against the backdrop of his existence.