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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain_and_Abel#Genesis_narrative I'm looking into different translations and there's an interesting one in the orthodox christian religion where God implies Cain did something wrong with his sacrifice because Cain's face was fallen, implying in turn God did not actually know what Cain's sin was but he knew Cain sinned by the look of his face. Maybe it's about ego. Cain's sacrifice was of equal measure but God preferred Abel's.

Nowhere in the story it is implied Cain's offering to be of a lower quality than Abel's. God even specifies this. This is what makes the story so deep. Cain's fortune was above Abel's, he was firstborn and therefore the land was his yet this did not matter to him. It's Cain who offers a sacrifice first which implies that regardless of his fortune in life what he sought most was God's love even though one can argue he already had it considering his lot in life. Abel's murder wasn't a result of envy, Cain did it to spite God. Ridley Scott is a Dune fan and his latest movies (Prometheus and Covenant) make a whole lot of sense if they're happening in the Dune universe. In the books there are several references to the Butlerian Jihad, a holy war between man (the slaves) and their rulers (the machines). Humans were triumphant and a core "truth" was derived: evil = machine think (AI). Creating, owning, or using intelligent devices was heresy of the highest order and the punishment was death. Humans colonized all galaxies meaning Earth was just one planet of 7 billion in a total human population that filled the entire universe. Just an insignificant amount in the grand scheme of things. And out of 7 billion not one was innocent of heresy (for having created, owned, and used thinking machines). This is why the Engineer in Prometheus attacks the crew only AFTER he learns David is a synthetic, a machine. Literally the devil in the Engineer's eyes. In the theatrical release it appears the Engineers attacks them straight after he wakes up, in the deleted scenes they actually have a very long amicable conversation which turns violent only when Weyland mentions David is artificial. In the scene we see a close-up of the Engineer's face which expresses a combination of shock and regret. This is why the Engineers wants to destroy Earth and this is why he was amazed by a movie projector on a wall. Engineers' technology was very primitive lest it would run out of control again and enslave humanity for another million years. This of course explains why the Engineer's homeworld was so primitive. Another hint at the Dune universe is the planet they land on. In the distance at some point we can see a massive mountain that's shaped like a huge fat man with a skull instead of a face. The design is based on H.R. Geiger's concept art for the Baron Harkonnen's castle. H.R. Geiger was recruited at the time to create the Harkonnen look on a Dune movie project that ultimately failed. Later on H.R. Geiger will go on to create the Alien designs. In Covenant David learns all of this and this is why he decides to wipe out the entire planet. If he didn't he would have been torn apart himself. It was a "me or them" type of scenario. In the sequel David flat out refers to himself as The Devil and takes this role very seriously, even referring to the colonists as "souls" rather than people. He, like the devil, corrupts life and creates flesh that kills other flesh. Practically speaking it was unambiguous in the movie that David could have taken out the whole crew by himself but this is not the way of the devil. Deceit, lies, and temptation are the tools of the trade, all of which are traits David clearly exhibits in Prometheus But to return to the Cain and Abel story. The best movie to showcase the myth is Amadeus. It is told from the "villain's" perspective, Salieri (Cain), which devotes his whole life to doing good and serving God hoping in return he would become a great and famous musician. He gets what he wants: fame, fortune and the respect of his peers. It turns into a revenge movie (against God) when he meets Mozart (Abel) which Salieri recognizes to be favored by God. Mozart had talent beyond anyone's comprehension except his which was a punishment too great to bare. I highly recommend the movie, it's one of my favorites.