Abel identifies the person whose offering, death, and blood are recalled in the cited passages.

Abel consistently identifies the individual named in accounts of an offering to God, continuing speech after death, and blood invoked in comparison with later bloodshed.

1. The individual named in offering and blood contexts · dominant

   The nominative form names the person who offered a greater sacrifice than Cain and who, though dead, still speaks in Hebrews 11:4; the APB renders the verse "By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain." In Hebrews 12:24, Luke 11:51, and Matthew 23:35, accusative or genitive forms occur in clauses concerning Abel's blood; the APB renders "the blood of Abel" and, in Matthew 23:35, "the blood of righteous Abel."

   Hebrews 11:4Hebrews 12:24Luke 11:51Matthew 23:35

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name directly as "Abel" in each cited verse, including clauses about his offering, death, and blood. Its surrounding wording does not by itself define the name.