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The substitution of an aleph [[א]] for the chet [[ח]] in Abel [[חבל]] creates a pun in the riddle. | The substitution of an aleph [[א]] for the chet [[ח]] in Abel [[חבל]] creates a pun in the riddle. | ||
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''{{bgw| Ge 4:10 }} And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. ,,[{blood: Heb. bloods }] }} | |||
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Abel [[הנל]] was appropriately named: become vain, empty, breath, Abel. His life became vain when Cain slew him. <ref>{{bgw|Ge 4:8}} ¶ And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.</ref> | Abel [[הנל]] was appropriately named: become vain, empty, breath, Abel. His life became vain when Cain slew him. <ref>{{bgw|Ge 4:8}} ¶ And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.</ref> | ||
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The substitution of an aleph א for the chet ח in Abel חבל creates a pun in the riddle. |
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▸ ± Ge 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. ,,[{blood: Heb. bloods }] |
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Abel הנל was appropriately named: become vain, empty, breath, Abel. His life became vain when Cain slew him. [1] |
