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 it shall be at the end of days, and Cain shall bring in from the fruit of the earth an offering to Jehovah.

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

A more

And almost all things are purified according to the law with blood; and without blood-letting there is no remission.

The sacrifice of the unjust an abomination of Jehovah: and the prayer of the upright his acceptance.

The sacrifice of the unjust is an abomination, for also he will bring it in mischief.

They confess to know God; and in works they deny, being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work not tried.

Woe to them for they went in the way of Cain, and were poured out in the error of Balaam for a reward, and they were destroyed in the controversy of Core.

He obtained

And fire will come forth from before Jehovah, and will consume upon the altar the burnt-offering, and the fat: and they will shout and fall upon their faces.

And the fire of Jehovah will fall and will consume the burnt-offering and the woods, and the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the waters which were in the channel.

So that all the just blood shed upon the earth might come upon you, from the blood of just Abel to the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye killed between the temple and altar.

From the blood of Abel even to the blood of Zacharias perishing between the altar and house: yea, I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.

And by

Wherefore we also having such a cloud of witnesses lying round about us, having laid down every weight, and sin easily captivating, by patience we should run the race set before us,

And he will say, What didst thou? the voice of thy brother's bloods, crying out to me from the earth.

So that all the just blood shed upon the earth might come upon you, from the blood of just Abel to the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye killed between the temple and altar.