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Abel, son of Adam and Eve, in the Bible

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.

Abel, places in the Bible

Abel, in the Bible.

1 Ostensibly a place name. The RSV text does not give the name.

2 See Abel-beth-maachah Abel-beth-maachah , town, ancient Palestine, the modern Tel Abil (Israel), S of Metulla. In the Bible, it was attacked by Ben-hadad and taken by Tiglath-pileser.
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Abel
Old Testament the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1--8)
Abel 

a biblical mythological character, the second son of Adam and Eve; a shepherd. His older brother Cain, a tiller of the soil, killed him in a jealous rage when Yahweh preferred Abel’s sacrifice. In the Judaeo-Christian tradition Abel is the image of a meek and innocent victim of cruelty.
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There appeared to be another shaking of hands in consequence, and when it was over, the old gentleman said that, though he said it who should not, he believed no son had ever been a greater comfort to his parents than Abel Garland had been to his.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
Cain's envy was the more vile and malignant, towards his brother Abel, because when his sacrifice was better accepted, there was no body to look on.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
They said that it meant Abel, so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman's strength.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
 
 
 
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