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In the Book of Genesis, Abel (הבל, Standard Hebrew Hével / Hável, Tiberian Hebrew Héḇel / Hāḇel; Arabic هابيل Hābil) was the second son of Adam. He was slain by Cain, his elder brother. This story appears in the Bible, Genesis 4:1-16. The narrative in Genesis states that "the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering, but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect."

1 Hebrew roots

One proposed Hebrew etymology for the word "Abel" is: "AB", meaning "source" in Hebrew, and "EL" meaning "God". Thus Abel is often taken to mean "source of God" (breath), or "transitoriness" (oneness with God). It more probably means herdsman (compare the name "Jabal", Arabic ibil "camels"), and a distinction is drawn between the pastoral Abel and the agriculturist Cain. If Cain is the eponym of the Kenites it is quite possible that Abel was originally a South Judaean demigod or hero; on this, see Winckler, Gesch. Israels, ii. p. 189; E. Meyer, Israeliten, p. 395. A sect of Abelitae, who seem to have lived in North Africa, is mentioned by Augustine (De Haeresibus, lxxxvi.).

2 Abel in Christianity

The New Testament says that "by faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain" ( Hebrews 11:4), and that Cain slew Abel "because his own works were evil and his brother's righteous" (1 John 3:12).

There are several references to Abel in the New Testament.

3 Abel in Islam

In the view of various liberal movements within IslamIn modern times there have been a number of liberal movements within Islam (sometimes called in Arabic: or 'interpretation-based Islam', also or 'Progressive Islam'), which depend mainly on re-interpretations of scriptures or ijtihad. Liberal Muslims inte, Abel (called Habil in the Qur'anThe Qur'an ( Arabic al-qurn also transliterated as Quran Koran and less commonly Alcoran is the holy book of Islam. Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God and culmination of God's revelation to mankind, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad) occupies an important position as the primary Qur'anic proponent of pacifismPacifism is opposition to the practice of war. Many (but not all) pacifists have a commitment to non-violence in general in society, making a commitment to achieving one's goals only through actively non-violent resistance or non- aggressive means. Other and non-violence. In the Qur'anThe Qur'an ( Arabic al-qurn also transliterated as Quran Koran and less commonly Alcoran is the holy book of Islam. Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God and culmination of God's revelation to mankind, revealed to the Prophet Muhammadic version of the story, Abel refuses to fight back to stop Cain from murdering him. Abel's words imply that by accepting death through pacifism, he is being forgiven of his sins. (See Similarities between the Bible and the Qur'anThe Qur'an (Koran) contains many references to people and events that are mentioned in the Bible; especially the stories of the prophets of Islam, among whom are included Moses, David and Jesus. Muslims believe that Moses was given the Tawrat (Hebrew tora.)

The name has been identified with the AssyriaThis article concerns the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom. For the modern-day peoples in northern Iraq and neighboring areas, see Assyrian. Assyria a country named after its original capital city, Asshur on the Tigris, was originally a colony of Babylonia, an aplu, "son", but this is far from certain.

Abel lamentation (1 Samuel 6:18), the name given to the great stone in Joshua's field whereon the ark was "set down." The Revised Version, however, following the Targum and the LXX., reads in the Hebrew text ’ebhen (= a stone), and accordingly translates "unto the great stone, whereon they set down the ark." This reading is to be preferred.

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