Genesis 4:2-10
Matt 23:35; Luk 11:51 the blood of A the righteous
Heb 11:4 by faith A offered to God ..sacrifice
Abel (Heb. Hebel , perhaps “breath ”, “transience”; gr. Abel ; Heb. ‘âbêl , perhaps “stream of water”, “stream”, “meadow ”; with slight vowel modification, “mourning” or “ lament”; Egyptian ibr). 1. Second son of Adam and Eve (Gen 4:2; etc.). Only one incident of his life is recorded in the Bible: his offering, which proved more acceptable than his brother Cain’s (vs 3-5). Being of the flock, he spoke of his faith in the promised Redeemer, the true Lamb of God who was to crush the serpent’s head (Gen 3:15; Joh 1:29). The shedding of blood was an acknowledgment by Abel of his sinfulness and need of divine mercy and forgiveness (Lev 17:1l; Heb 9:22). Furthermore, his offering was a firstborn “of the fattest of” the sheep; as such, it was evidence of his willingness to give the Lord his choicest. Such fidelity earned him a place of honor in the Heb_11 gallery of notables. If Hebel means “vapor,” “vanity,” “breath,” or “transience,” the name would be appropriate as a reference to the brevity of Abel’s life. The Bible gives no indication as to when that name would have been given. 2. Name that enters the composition of certain toponyms; sometimes it appears alone. Examples: Abel-bet-maaca, Abel-maim, Abel-meholah, Abel-mizraim, Abel-sitirn, etc.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
steam, gust of wind. Name of the second son of Adam and Eve. He was the first shepherd. His animal sacrifices, unlike those of his brother Cain, a farmer, were pleasing to God. This aroused the envy of Cain who killed A. Gn 4, 1-26; Mt 23, 35; Lk 11, 51; Heb 11, 4; 12, 24.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
a Hebrew word which is written in the same way and means breath, vapor that is inconstant; but rather it must be linked with an Akkadian word meaning son. He was the second son of Adam and Eve, and the one who was killed by his brother Cain (Genesis 4). The disaffection between the two brothers was manifested when Cain presented an offering of fruits of the ground and Abel offered a sheep. Perhaps God had previously revealed (Gen 3:21?) that man was to present blood sacrifices to him. God accepted Abel’s offering because it was an animal sacrifice, and/or because of the spirit (by faith, Heb 13:4) in which he was presented (Gen 4:4-5). Thus, Abel was the first example of the path of righteousness by faith (Mat 23:35; 1Jo 3:12).
Abel (geographic
(Heb., †™avel, a meadow).
1. The name of a city involved in Sheba’s rebellion (2Sa 20:14, 2Sa 20:18); the same as Abel-bet-maaca (2Sa 20:15).
2. The great stone of Abel (1Sa 6:18).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(“Fleeting Breath”).
Second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain. He offered the first sacrifice to God in the Bible, Gen. 4.
– Just: Mat 23:35, I Joh 3:12.
– His blood: Luc 11:15, Heb 11:4 : – Faith of Abel, Heb 11:4 : –
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
(Instability, transience). Second son of †¢Adan and †¢Eve, who dedicated himself to shepherding. He brought an offering to God, which was preferred by him before that of Cain (Gen 4: 1-2). We are not told the reason for this preference in the Genesis account, nor are we taught that animal sacrifices were preferred over vegetable offerings in those times, but in Heb 11:4 the cause given for the liking of God is that A. made his offering “by faith.” His brother Cain killed him out of envy. A. He is only mentioned, in the OT, in the book of Genesis, but in the NT the Lord Jesus Christ calls him “the righteous one” (Mat 23:35; Luke 11:50-51).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
(Meadow). A city near Beth-shemesh, where there was a large stone. A saying is mentioned that may mean that it was very old and enlightened: “Whoever asks, ask in A.” (2Sa 20:18). The Philistines returned there the ark of Jehovah that they had captured in a battle (1Sa 6:18). In the toponymy of Israel this word is used as a prefix.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
tip, BIOG HOMB HOAT HSHA = “steam” or “blow”. Second son of Adam, shepherd by trade. He was righteous (Mt. 23:35) and full of faith (Heb. 11:4). Out of envy his brother Cain murdered him. Abel typifies “innocent blood” (Mt. 23:34). Many conjectures have been made as to why his offering was accepted by God and Cain’s was not. The one that most agrees with the set of biblical doctrine is that the sacrifice of a lamb could have been mandated by God as a foretaste of the “Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”, that is, the plan of Redemption. . Incidental evidence of this may be the numerous altars from prehistoric times that are scattered around the world. Paganism distorted the divine purpose, even offering human victims, but the order of expiatory sacrifices that we find in the Pentateuch, after Israel’s departure from Egypt, could have been, like the institution of marriage and the Sabbath , a reinstatement of an old mandate, rather than an innovation. “Remember the Sabbath day”, it says in Exodus. And as for sacrifices, we read that Abraham offered them long before the institution of the Levitical ministry. Where did Abraham get the idea if not from a tradition stemming from the primitive revelation of God in Eden? The letter to the Hebrews (Hebrews 11:4) says that “by faith Abel offered a better sacrifice.” Faith to what? Faith requires knowledge, or, in this case, revelation. Abel’s sacrifice is proof of a character obedient to God, while Cain’s offering is proof of a haughty character, who tried to impose his own cult of homage to the Creator, and did not want to humiliate himself to depend on his brother, for his offering, despite the probable revelation of God. In the New Testament Abel is considered a martyr (Mt. 23:35) for his faith (Heb. 11:4) and for his righteousness (1 Jn. 3:12). The first to die of the human race was the first to enter into the glory of God and a pledge of the firstfruits that no one can enumerate. “The blood of Abel” cried out for justice on earth, but the blood of Jesus Christ brought forgiveness and salvation for all who repent (Heb. 12:24; 1 Jn. 1:7).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Son of Adam and Eve and biblical emblem of kindness and fulfillment of the duty to worship God the Creator with the fruits of the earth. The divine acceptance of the offerings of Abel, the righteous, aroused the envy of his brother Cain, the irascible, who ended up murdering him, making him “the symbol of the righteous who sheds his blood at the hands of the wicked” (Mt. 23.25 and 1 John 3. 12) The myth or legend of the two sons of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the good and the bad, became an emblem of the two types of human conduct: that of the faithful who fulfills his duty cult before God and before men and that of the criminal who sheds the blood of the innocent brother.
From early Christian times, Abel’s blood would be valued as a foreshadowing of that of Jesus (Hebr. 11.4). That is why it takes on a certain life in the catechesis to bless the kindness of the peaceful farmer who lives from his work and fulfills his conscience and to repudiate the envy of the one who comes to kill his brother because he reproaches him silently his conduct.
(See Patriarchs 2)
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
Second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain, with what appears on earth the fratricidal war, the class struggle, conflict between ranchers (Abel was a shepherd) and farmers (Cain cultivated the land), the only two professions then existing in the world. Jesus places Abel, a just man, the first innocent blood shed in the world, among the prophets (Mt 23:35). Abel, by faith, offered to God a more perfect sacrifice than Cain’s (Heb 11:4). If his blood still cries out to God, how much more will Jesus’ blood cry out? (Heb 12,24).
MNE
FERNANDEZ RAMOS, Felipe (Dir.), Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth, Editorial Monte Carmelo, Burbos, 2001
Source: Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth
1. (Possibly: Exhalation; Vanity.) Second son of Adam and Eve, and younger brother of the firstborn, Cain. (Ge 4:2.)
It is likely that Abel had sisters during his lifetime, as the record says that his parents had daughters, although they are not mentioned by name. (Ge 5: 1-4) He became a shepherd, and his brother a farmer. (Ge 4:2.)
After some unspecified time, both Abel and Cain presented an offering to Jehovah God. Each one brought something of what he had: Abel, of the firstborn of his flocks; Cain, from the fruits of the ground. (Ge 4:3, 4) Both believed in God. They undoubtedly learned about Him from what their parents taught them, and they must also have known why they were outside the Garden of Eden and denied entry. Their offerings indicated that they recognized their position away from God, and were an expression of their desire to gain divine favor. God approved of Abel’s offering, but not Cain’s. The record does not show how the approval and rejection of the offerings manifested themselves, but doubtless both were aware of it. The reason why God only approved of Abel’s offering is explained in later writings. In Hebrews 11:4 the apostle Paul cites Abel as the first man of faith, and shows that this faith resulted in his sacrifice being of “greater value” than Cain’s offering. In contrast, 1 John 3:11, 12 points out that Cain’s heart attitude was bad, a fact that was demonstrated when he later rejected God’s counsel and warning and premeditatedly murdered his brother Abel.
Although Abel cannot be said to have known in advance the ultimate outcome of the promise at Genesis 3:15 of the promised ‘seed’, he had probably thought long and hard about that promise and believed that blood would have to be shed—someone would have to be †˜ bruised at the heel†™—so that humanity could be raised again to the condition of perfection that Adam and Eve had enjoyed before their rebellion. (Heb 11: 4) Thus, Abel’s offering of firstborns of the flock was certainly appropriate, and no doubt also a contributing factor in God’s approval of his offering. Abel offered as a gift † ˜life † ™, even if it was only from among his flocks, to the Giver of life. (Compare Joh 1:36.)
Jesus taught that Abel was the first martyr, the object of religious persecution by his bigoted brother Cain, and with reference to Abel, he said that he lived at the time of the “foundation of the world.” (Lu 11:48-51) In this text the word “world” translates the Greek term…