Abel presented an offering of the “firstlings of his flock” to God, which was accepted because it was offered by faith. His brother Cain, a farmer, offered fruit of the ground, which was rejected. Cain lured Abel into a field and killed him. Abel is identified in the New Testament as the first martyr and as a “righteous” man whose blood cried out for justice, contrasting with the blood of Christ which cries out for mercy.
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