The Genealogies

Patriarchal

Abel

Gustave Doré engraving: the murder of abel.
The Murder of Abel · Gustave Doré, Doré Bible Gallery (1866)
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Before the Tribes
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Biography

Abel appears as the son of Adam and Eve, and Genesis presents him as a keeper of sheep while Cain worked the ground . His offering came from the firstborn of his flock, and Yahweh regarded Abel and his offering .

Cain killed Abel in the field after Yahweh warned him that sin was crouching at the door . Genesis places Abel before Seth, through whom the cited line continues from Adam .

In Scripture

Place in the Line

Abel is not in the line to Jesus.