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    Abel is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He was a younger brother of Cain , and the second son of Adam and Eve , the first couple in Biblical history. [1] He was a shepherd who offered his firstborn flock up to God as an offering.

  2. Jun 10, 2024 · Abel, in the Old Testament, second son of Adam and Eve, who was slain by his older brother, Cain (Genesis 4:1–16). According to Genesis, Abel, a shepherd, offered the Lord the firstborn of his flock. The Lord respected Abel’s sacrifice but did not respect that offered by Cain. In a jealous rage,

  3. Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve (Genesis 4:2). The meaning of his name is uncertain; some believe that Abel means “breath” or “vanity,” and others believe it is a form of the word for “shepherd.”. Abel was a righteous man who pleased God. Abel was a shepherd and is known for bringing God a pleasing sacrifice —from ...

  4. Cain slaying Abel, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1600. In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a shepherd.The brothers made sacrifices, each from his own fields, to God.God regarded Abel's offering, but not Cain's. Cain killed Abel and God cursed Cain, sentencing him to a life of transience.

  5. Jul 10, 2008 · Don’t be like Cain whose anger and jealousy ruined his life and fellowship with God. Follow the example of Abel, a man whose heart was right before God. 1 Bruce Barton, Dave Veerman and Linda Taylor, Life Application Bible Commentary: Hebrews (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale, 1997), 180. 2 John MacArthur, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on ...

  6. Cain and Abel. 4 Adam[ a] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[ b] She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth[ c] a man.” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an ...

  7. Abel (i.e., breath, vapor, transitoriness, probably so called from the shortness of his life), the second son of Adam, murdered by his brother Cain, (Genesis 4:1-16) he was a keeper or feeder of sheep.Our Lord spoke of Abel as the first martyr, (Matthew 23:35) so did the early Church subsequently.The traditional site of his murder and his grave are pointed out near Damascus.

  8. Mar 9, 2019 · Updated on March 09, 2019. Abel was the second son born to Adam and Eve. He was the first martyr in the Bible and also the first shepherd. Very little else is known about Abel, except that he found favor in God's eyes by offering him a pleasing sacrifice. As a result, Abel was murdered by his older brother Cain, whose sacrifice did not please God.

  9. Apr 18, 2024 · Mankind’s first murderer, a weary Cain contemplates the death of his brother, Abel, who lies face down (at right) in this 1944 painting by the German-born artist Georg Grosz. Chaotic skeletons struggle at Cain’s feet in Grosz’s painting, titled Cain, or Hitler in Hell. As Elie Wiesel points out in the accompanying essay, the first death ...

  10. www.theopedia.comabelAbel | Theopedia

    Abel. In the Book of Bible character::Genesis, Abel (Hebrew Hével / Hável) was the second son of Adam. He was slain by Cain, his elder brother as recorded in Genesis 4:1-16. The narrative in Genesis states that "the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering, but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect."