Abel
First murder victim
Abel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, borne in the Bible by the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered by his brother Cain.
The name suggests innocence and victimhood—Abel was the first murder victim in scripture.
Poor Abel never saw it coming.
The name remains in use but is not especially common.
One who tends flocks
herdsman · livestock · grazing · husbandry · tender · pasture · wool · animal
Biblical first killer
Old Testament · Hebrew · patriarch · firstborn · lineage · descendant · ancestor · birthright
Biblical first killer
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- siblingBrother or sister
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
bloodshed · victim · firstborn · enmity · resentment · violence · death · guilt
Something presented or given
- altarSacred ritual table
- flockAnimals gathered together
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
favor · rejected · Cain · devotion · obedience · faithfulness · pleasing · burnt offering
shepherd
One who tends flocks
lamb · herdsman · livestock · grazing · husbandry · tender · pasture · wool · animal
Cain
Biblical first killer
Seth · Old Testament · Hebrew · patriarch · firstborn · lineage · descendant · ancestor · birthright · prophecy
Cain
Biblical first killer
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
- siblingBrother or sister
rivalry · bloodshed · victim · firstborn · enmity · resentment · violence · death · guilt · field
offering
Something presented or given
- altarSacred ritual table
- flockAnimals gathered together
- acceptanceConsent to receive
worship · favor · rejected · Cain · devotion · obedience · faithfulness · pleasing · burnt offering · lamb
- Bible PeopleAbraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David
- Biblical MenAdam, Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph
- Biblical FiguresJesus, Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah
- Genesis FiguresAdam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac
- sons in literatureprodigal son, Hamlet, Telemachus, Oedipus, Edmund
- BibleOld Testament, New Testament, Holy Scriptures, Adam, Moses