Abel
Abel | |
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Sacrifice of Abel by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, c. 1667 | |
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| Religion | Abrahamic religions |
Abel | |
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| The Just, First martyr, The Righteous | |
| Born | c. 1 AM |
| Died | c. 130 AM Mount Qasioun |
| Cause of death | Murdered by his brother Cain |
| Venerated in | Christianity (Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism) Islam Druze Baháʼí Faith Mandaeism |
Abel (Hebrew: הֶבֶל Hébel, in pausa הָבֶל Hā́ḇel; Biblical Greek: Ἅβελ Hábel; Arabic: هابيل, 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.