The City of God · Character
Abel
Second son of Adam, murdered by his brother Cain, a type of the righteous sufferer.
minor
First appearance: part i book i
Abel shows up with force in Book X: True Worship and the Way to Blessedness. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as an example of ancient sacrifice, whose offering was accepted by God.
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In Book X: True Worship and the Way to Blessedness: Mentioned as an example of ancient sacrifice, whose offering was accepted by God. Later, in That Sacrifice Is Due to the True God Only: Younger brother whose…
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Character groups
- Early Biblical Genealogy
- Patriarchs and Pagan Figures
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Book X: True Worship and the Way to Blessedness
- That Sacrifice Is Due to the True God Only
- Book XV: The Progress of the Two Cities
- I
- Of the fratricidal act of the founder of the earthly city, and the corresponding crime of the founder of Rome
- Chapter VII: Of the Cause of Cain's Crime and His Obstinacy
- VIII
- XV
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