Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Abel

Name Abel     (Add to Favourite List?)
Gender Male
Meaning Breath, vanity.
Biblical context The Biblical baby name Abel is Hebrew in origin and its meaning is breath or vanity.

Abel is pronounced eh-bel.

Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve, the first human beings. He was a shepherd by occupation. He found favor in the eyes of God and was murdered by his brother Cain in a fit of jealousy. Abel was the first martyr and the first person of the human race to die.

Abel (Hebrew abel � meadow) is also the name of the great rock in Joshua's field, where the ark of God was set down.

Biblical reference for baby name :
Genesis 4:1-16; 1 Samuel 6:18
Strong's Bible concordance 01892, 059

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