455. After this, they gave birth to the first son. He was the son of THE SERPENT'S defilement, because two had intercourse with Eve, ADAM AND THE SERPENT, and she conceived from both and gave birth to two - CAIN AND ABEL. Each resembled his own father and their spirits were separated, one to the side OF IMPURITY and one to the side OF HOLINESS. Each was in the appearance of his own aspect, THE ASPECT FROM WHICH HE HAD COME.
456. From the side of Cain came all the evil species, spirits, demons and sorcerers. From the side of Abel came something more merciful, but still not perfect. IT IS LIKE good wine mixed with bad. So THE WORLD was not fully established by Abel. This was left to Seth, the ancestor of all the righteous generations in the world, on whom the world was founded. But from Cain issued all the ruthless people, all the sinners and wicked people of the world.