Ἄβελ
Abel
“Abel”
Definition
Abel, the son of Adam
of Hebrew origin (H01893);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
Ἄβελ appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
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