Bible Verses About Abel
This collection includes 9 passages about Abel. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
This collection is a starting point, not a count of every relevant passage in the Bible.
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Reading context: Abel’s work is contrasted with Cain’s in the opening of the story.
Scripture Passages
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Reading context: Read verses 3–7 for both offerings and God’s response.
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Reading context: This is the killing of Abel; the following verses address Cain’s responsibility.
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
Reading context: God’s question and Cain’s reply follow the killing; this is not an endorsement of Cain’s answer.
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Reading context: Seth’s birth is described after Abel’s death.
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Reading context: Jesus refers to Abel in a warning addressed to the scribes and Pharisees.
From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
Reading context: Abel is recalled in a warning about responsibility for the blood of the prophets.
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
Reading context: The offering is discussed as an example of faith, not as a general formula for earning approval.
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Reading context: The comparison concerns Jesus and the new covenant; it does not narrate another event in Abel’s life.
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Abel is named as Cain’s brother in Genesis 4. The New Testament also recalls his death and offering. This collection follows those references to the person; it excludes places and landmarks called Abel. Start with Genesis 4, then compare how the later passages use his story.
Cain’s brother
Genesis 4 introduces Abel, his work and offering, and Cain’s killing of him. Read verses 1–16 together; the questions addressed to Cain are part of that account.
Later references to Abel
Matthew 23 and Luke 11 refer to Abel in warnings about the shedding of righteous blood. Hebrews 11 discusses his offering through faith; Hebrews 12 compares his blood with the blood of the new covenant. These passages have distinct arguments.
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