Hebrews 11:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Faith

Genesis 4:3

1 John 3:11

A more

Jude 1:11

He obtained

And by

Hebrews 12:1

Genesis 4:10

Matthew 23:35

Bible References

Faith

And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to Jehovah.

For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

A more

and almost all things are purified with blood according to the law, and without blood-shedding there is no remission.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more when they bring it with a wicked purpose!

They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.

Woe to them! because they have gone in the way of Cain, and given themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

He obtained

And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and consumed on the altar the burnt-offering, and the pieces of fat; and all the people saw it, and they shouted, and fell on their face.

And the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

And by

Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.