Abel

…the firstborn son of Adam and Eve. The story of his brother Abel is recorded in the fourth chapter of Genesis in the Old Testament. Cain, who worked in agriculture, and Abel, who was a livestock farmer, each offered their harvest to God, but Yahweh was pleased with Abel's offering, and Cain, who was ignored, became angry and killed his brother. …

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…アダムとイブの長子。旧約聖書の《創世記》第4章に，その弟アベルAbelとの物語が記されている。農耕にたずさわるカインと牧畜をいとなむアベルは，各自の収穫物を神にささげるが，ヤハウェはアベルの供物を喜び，無視されたカインは怒り，弟を殺す。…

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