Abel
Sign in to saveAbel ( Hébel, in pausa Hā́ḇel; Hábel; , Hābēl) is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within the Abrahamic religions. Born as the second son of Adam and Eve, the first two humans created by God, he was a shepherd who offered his firstborn flock to God as a religious offering (Genesis 4:1–8). God accepted Abel's offering but not that of his older brother Cain, leading Cain to kill Abel out of jealousy; some later interpretations suggest that Cain may have slain him with a stone. This act marked the first death in biblical history, making Abel the first murder victim.
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Abel is a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis, the second son of Adam and Eve, who was a shepherd and the first person to be murdered in biblical history after his brother Cain killed him in jealousy over a rejected religious offering. His story is foundational to Abrahamic religions because it depicts the first murder and illustrates themes of divine favor, human jealousy, and sin.
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Key facts
- Saint.death_place
- Mount Qasioun
- Religious biography.religion
- Abrahamic religions
- Religious biography.image
- Sacrificio de Abel, de Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante (Museo del Prado).jpg
- Religious biography.caption
- Sacrifice of Abel by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante,
- Religious biography.father
- Adam
- Religious biography.mother
- Eve
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Abel
- Saint.image
- File:Abel in the Parish church of Kastelruth.JPG
- Saint.caption
- Painting of Abel in the Parish church of Kastelruth around 1899
- Saint.titles
- The Just, First martyr, The Righteous
- Saint.death_cause
Article
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- Life and death
- Interpretations
- Jewish and Christian interpretations
- Sethian Gnostic interpretation
- {{anchor|Hibil}}Mandaean interpretation
- Islamic interpretation
- In modern media
- Notes
- References
Abel ( Hébel, in pausa Hā́ḇel; Hábel; , Hābēl) is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within the Abrahamic religions. Born as the second son of Adam and Eve, the first two humans created by God, he was a shepherd who offered his firstborn flock to God as a religious offering (Genesis 4:1–8). God accepted Abel's offering but not that of his older brother Cain, leading Cain to kill Abel out of jealousy; some later interpretations suggest that Cain may have slain him with a stone. This act marked the first death in biblical history, making Abel the first murder victim.
==Life and death==