Abel
![Detail from ''Cain and Abel'' by [[Andrei Mironov (painter)|Andrei Mironov]], 2015](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Cain_and_Abel._Mironov_%28cropped2%29.jpg)
Abel; ''Héḇel'', in
pausa ''Hā́ḇel''; ''Hábel''; }} ( ''Hébel'', in
pausa ''Hā́ḇel''; ''Hábel''; , ''Hābēl'') is a biblical figure in the
Book of Genesis within the
Abrahamic religions. Born as the second son of
Adam and
Eve, the first two humans created by
God, he was a
shepherd who offered his firstborn flock to God as a religious offering. God accepted Abel's offering but not the offering of his older brother
Cain, leading Cain to stone Abel to death out of jealousy. This act marked the first death in biblical history, making Abel the first murder victim.
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