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What are the four levels on which the story of Cain and Abel can be understood? The four levels on which the story of Cain and Abel can be understood are that on one level, it declares the sacredness of human life and prohibits murder of any kind. On another level it symbolizes the separation of human beings from one another. On a third level, it is about accepting life as one finds it, and respecting one another. And on a fourth level, it is about the healing power of God's love. What does the biblical author want us to realize through God's rejection of Cain's gift? The biblical author wants us to realize through God's rejection to Cain's gift that we cannot understand the ways of God, and we shouldn't try to judge his ways.