Per angelic sources, Cain attempted to explain away the whereabouts of his brother, Abel, by informing the Lord that he grew up in a middle-class family.

"Well, I'll start with this — I grew up a middle-class kid," Cain began. "My mother was hard-working. She raised me and my brother, Abel, she saved up, and it was only about the time I was a teenager that she could afford to buy her first home."