Abel (The second son of Adam and Eve

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• Adam and Eve — For other uses, see Adam and Eve (disambiguation). Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder. Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם‎, ʼĀḏām, dust; man; mankind ; Arabic: آدم‎ …   Wikipedia

• Adam and Eve — In the Judeo Christian and Islamic traditions, the parents of the human race. Genesis gives two versions of their creation. In the first, God creates male and female in his own image on the sixth day. In the second, Adam is placed in the Garden… …   Universalium

• Abel (Son of Adam) —     Abel     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Abel     (From the Hebrew word for Vanity, probably so called from the shortness of his life Gesenius; Gr., Abel, whence Eng. form).     Abel was the second son of Adam. Vigouroux and Hummelauer contend that …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abel (surname) — Family name name = Abel imagesize= caption= pronunciation = meaning = breath from the given name Abel, the second son of Adam and Eve region = origin = Biblical related names =Aapeli footnotes =Abel is a surname, and may refer to: * Alan Abel (b …   Wikipedia

• ABEL — (Heb. הֶבֶל), the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered by Cain, his older brother (Gen. 4:1–9). According to the biblical story, Abel was a shepherd and Cain worked the soil. Each brought an offering to the Lord from fruits of his labor. Abel s… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ABEL —    the second son of Adam and Eve; slain by his brother. The death of Abel is the subject of a poem by Gessner and a tragedy by Legouvé …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Abel — [ā′bəl] n. [L < Gr Abel < ? Heb hevel, lit., breath] 1. a masculine name 2. Bible the second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain: Gen. 4 …   English World dictionary

• Abel — /ay beuhl/; for 4 also Norw. /ah beuhl/, n. 1. the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4. 2. Sir Frederick Augustus, 1827 1902, English chemist: inventor of cordite. 3. I. W., 1908 87, U.S. labor leader: president of the… …   Universalium

• Abel —    (Heb. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother Cain (Gen. 4:1 16). Guided by the instruction of their father, the two brothers were trained in the duty of worshipping God. And in process… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Abel — In Gen. 4, the second son of Adam and Eve, whose offering to God was accepted, thereby incurring the wrath of his brother Cain, who failed to win the divine approval and in jealousy murdered Abel. He is praised in Heb. 11:4 for his faith which is …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Abel — A|bel in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second son of ↑Adam and ↑Eve who was killed by his brother ↑Cain …   Dictionary of contemporary English