Abel

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A0017400 (ā′bəl) In the Bible, the son of Adam and Eve who was slain by his elder brother, Cain.

Abel

(ˈeɪbəl) n (Bible) Old Testament the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8)

A•bel

(ˈeɪ bəl)

n. the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Abel - Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)Niels Abel, Niels Henrik Abel
	2.	Abel - (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by CainOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible

Translations

Abel

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,

in the Bible. 1 Ostensibly a place name. The RSV text does not give the name. 2 See Abel-beth-maachahAbel-beth-maachah
, town, ancient Palestine, the modern Tel Abil (Israel), S of Metulla. In the Bible, it was attacked by Behadad and taken by Tiglathpileser.
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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.

Abel

Old Testament the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1--8)

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noun Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)

Synonyms

noun (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man

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