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Abel

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Noun

1. abel, niels abel, niels henrik abel

Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)

2. abel

(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain

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Abel

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noun
Old Testament
the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8)

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Abel

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

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Abel

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In the Bible, the son of Adam and Eve who was slain by his elder brother, Cain.

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