GEN492 The very first man-to-man sin in the world was the act of murder caused by anger.  Both Cain and Abel brought sacrifices to God. When God favored Abel’s over Cain’s, Cain became very angry, so much so that he killed his brother.  This set the pattern for anger and angry reactions until today.  Therefore, we see from the very beginning of history how pernicious this character trait is.  It causes man to say and do things that are irrational and for which he may later be sorry but cannot undo.  Genesis Rabbah 31:2 states that it was the anger between people in the time of Noah that caused bitter fighting between them, which led to the ever-present stealing that sealed the fate of all mankind and resulted in God’s destruction of all people in the world (except for Noah’s family).  Thus, like in Noah’s time, sometimes anger that starts small can grow into something very big and dangerous with unimaginable negative consequences.   AMJV 30