Abel

William Smith's Bible Dictionary

the name of several places in Palestine, probably signifies a meadow . (i.e., breath, vapor, transitoriness, probably so called from the shortness of his life), the second son of Adam, murdered by his brother Cain, (Genesis 4:1-16) he was a keeper or feeder of sheep. Our Lord spoke of Abel as the first martyr, (Matthew 23:35) so did the early Church subsequently. The traditional site of his murder and his grave are pointed out near Damascus.

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Abel
Ăbēl, indecl. or ēlis, and Ăbēlus, i, m., Abel, son of Adam, Vulg. —Hence, Abelĭca Virtus, Mythogr....

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Abel
1) vanity; breath; vapor 2) a city; mourning ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Abel
(Heb. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his broth...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Abel-maim
mourning of waters ...

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Abel-meholah
mourning of sickness ...

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Abel-mizraim
the mourning of Egyptians ...

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Abel-shittim
mourning of thorns ...

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Abel-cheramim
(Judg. 11:33, R.V.; A. V., "plain of the vineyards"), a village of the Ammonites, whither Jephthah p...

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Abel-meholah
Meadow of dancing, or the dancing-meadow, the birth-place and residence of the prophet Elisha, not f...

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Abel-mizraim
Meadow of Egypt, or mourning of Egypt, a place "beyond," i.e., on the west of Jordan, at the "thresh...

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Abel-shittim
Meadow of the acacias, frequently called simply "Shittim" (Num. 25:1; Josh. 2:1; Micah 6:5), a place...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
abel-wackets
Blows given on the palm of the hand with a twisted handkerchief, instead of a ferula; a jocular puni...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Abel-beth-maachah
mourning to the house of Maachah ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Abel-beth-maachah
Meadow of the house of Maachah, a city in the north of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Dan and Ij...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Abel, Stone Of
(the great abel) the place where the ark rested in the field of Joshua at Beth-shemesh. (1 Samuel 6...

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