Genesis 4:2
“And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And she again bare his brother Abel,.... Or "added to bare" (y), not directly or immediately, but perhaps the following…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And she again bare his brother Abel - Literally, She added to bear (ותסף ללדת vattoseph laledeth) his brother. From the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 4:1-2
Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters, Gen 5:4. But Cain and Abel seem to have been the two eldest. Some think they…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Abel Heb. Hebel= "breath," or "vapour," a name suggestive of fleeting life, cf. Job 7:16. No better explanation of the…
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