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What was the relationship between Adam and Abel?

Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve. Genesis 4:1-2

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Genesis 4:2

And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

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After Abel’s death, Adam and Eve had another son, Seth. Eve said that God had given him to her in place of Abel. Genesis 4:25

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