Abel ā’ bəl (אָבֵ֣ל, meadow) 4 now adam knew eve his wife, and she conceived and bore [a]cain, and said, “i have acquired a man from the lord.” 2 then she bore again, this time his brother [b]abel. A name frequently found in compounds and used to describe the nature of a site or its surroundings
4:14) abel was a shepherd and a possessor of flocks and herds 4 abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. Cain was a tiller of the ground
Now abel kept flocks, and cain worked the soil 3 in the course of time cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the lord 4 and abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. 4 now adam knew eve his wife, and she conceived and bore cain, saying, “i have gotten[a] a man with the help of the lord.” 2 and again, she bore his brother abel.
And abel was a keeper of sheep, but cain was a tiller of the ground 3 and in process of time it came to pass, that cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the lord. Now abel was a keeper of sheep, but cain was a tiller of the ground 3 and [c]in the process of time it came to pass that cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the lord