Abel was a man who, like his brother Cain lived under the same penalty that Adam received, to eat bread by the sweat of his brow. But instead of offering God a gift of his labors, as did Cain, he raised sheep. And when he had the very best sheep, he offered it to God, because he refused to believe that he belonged in the fallen world and longed for the garden. He raised the best sheep he could as an offering to God to show that he understood the sacrifice made by the creator in covering the nakedness of his father.

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