This document is about Abel (son of Adam). For other homonyms, please refer to the Abel document. He is the son of Adam. Adam had two sons, Cain and Abel; Cain was a farmer and Abel was a shepherd. The Bible states that these two brothers each offered sacrifices to God from their produce, and Abel's sacrifice was accepted while Cain's was not. Cain became angry about this and eventually killed Abel, committing humanity's first murder.
Genesis 4:1Again she gave birth, to Cain)’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.Genesis 4:2As time passed, Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.Genesis 4:3Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,Genesis 4:4but he didn’t respect Cain) and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.Genesis 4:5Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?Genesis 4:6If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”Genesis 4:7Cain) said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.Genesis 4:8Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”Genesis 4:9Yahweh said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.Genesis 4:10Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.Genesis 4:11From now on, when you till the ground, it won’t yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.”Genesis 4:12Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Matthew 23:35Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Luke 11:51Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”
Hebrews 11:4By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.Hebrews 11:5Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.