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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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