The second son of Adam and Eve, Abel was a keeper of sheep. Like his elder brother Cain, he made an offering to God of things God had given him (Genesis 4:1-4). Abel was a righteous man (Matthew 23:35), and he offered his sacrifice in a thankful attitude of sincere faith (Genesis 4:4; Hebrews 11:4). Cain was an unrighteous man (1 John 3:12) and offered his sacrifice in the wrong attitude. God therefore rejected his sacrifice (Genesis 4:5; for further details see SACRIFICE).
In envy and anger, Cain killed Abel (Genesis 4:8). But God gave to Adam and Eve another son, Seth, who helped maintain the sort of faith in God that Abel had shown (Genesis 4:25-26).
The "bridge" element in the title reflects the aim of all Bridgeway books, which is to bridge two gaps at once - the gap between the word of the Bible and the world of today, and the gap between the technical reference works and the ordinary reader.Wikipedia
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