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Abel

Abel

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Abel ♂ Biblical name, borne by the younger son of Adam and Eve, who was murdered for reasons of jealousy by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8). The Hebrew form is Hevel, ostensibly representing the vocabulary word hevel ‘breath, vapour’, and so taken to imply vanity or worthlessness. Abel is considered by the Christian Church to have been a pre-Christian martyr (see Matthew 23:35), and is invoked as a saint in the litany for the dying. Nevertheless, his name has not been much used either before or after its brief vogue among the Puritans.
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Abel

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Abel. According to Gen. 4: 2 the second son of Adam and Eve. He was killed by his brother Cain, who was jealous that Abel's sacrifice had been accepted by God, whereas his own was rejected. In Christian tradition he is regarded as a type of Christ because of the innocence of his life, his accepted sacrifice, and his violent death.
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Abel

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Abel In Gen. 4, the second son of Adam and Eve, whose offering to God was accepted, thereby incurring the wrath of his brother Cain, who failed to win the divine approval and in jealousy murdered Abel. He is praised in Heb. 11: 4 for his faith which is a continuing encouragement.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Abel." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Abel

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Abel In the Old Testament (Genesis), the second son of Adam and Eve. Abel, the primal farmer, was killed by his brother Cain, the primal hunter, who was jealous that God had rejected his offering but accepted Abel's.
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Abel

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Abel. A herdsman, in Jewish scripture, the younger son of the first human beings, Adam and Eve. According to Genesis 4. 1–9 he was murdered by his elder brother, the farmer, Cain.
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Abel

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Abel in the Bible, the younger son of Adam and Eve, murdered by his jealous brother Cain, after Abel's offering to God of a lamb was accepted by God, while Cain's sheaves were rejected.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Abel." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Abel

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Abel in the Bible, son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, killed by his older brother, Cain; in the Gospel of St. Matthew, mentioned as the first martyr.

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Abel in the Bible. 1 Ostensibly a place name. The RSV text does not give the name. 2 See Abel-beth-maachah .

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Abel

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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