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    Abel

    AY-bel

    Meaning

    Breath; Vapor; Son

    Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis

    What it points to

    Abel's life was brief as breath but his faith echoes eternally — offering God our best from a sincere heart is worship that never dies.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering.”

    Genesis 4:4

    “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous.”

    Hebrews 11:4

    Most used in the 2000s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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