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Abel definition

Abel (ā′bəl)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. Bible the second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain: Gen. 4

Etymology: L < Gr Abel < ? Heb hevel, lit., breath

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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