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 unto the LORD.

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

A more

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind?

They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

He obtained

And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you slew between the temple and the altar.

From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

And by

Therefore seeing we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which does so easily ensnare us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries unto me from the ground.

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you slew between the temple and the altar.