Abel - observation
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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] |