STRONGS G6:
Ἄβελ [WH
Ἅβ. (see their Introductory § 408)], indeclinable proper name (in
Josephus [e. g. Antiquities 1, 2, 1]
Ἄβελος,
-ου),
חֶבֶל (breath, vanity),
Abel, the second son born to Adam (
Genesis 4:2ff), so called from his short life and sudden death [cf.
B. D. American edition, p. 5], (
Job 7:16;
Psalm 39:6):
Matthew 23:35;
Luke 11:51;
Hebrews 11:4;
Hebrews 12:24.
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