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[[File:Cain leadeth abel to death tissot.jpg|frame|Cain leading Abel to his death]] | [[File:Cain leadeth abel to death tissot.jpg|frame|Cain leading Abel to his death]] | ||
'''Abel''' is one of the two sons of [[Adam and Eve]]. His brother, [[Cain]], killed him for simply being jealous. Though it is stated in Assassin's Creed lore that Cain killed him for a [[Piece of Eden]]. | '''Abel''' is one of the two sons of [[Adam and Eve]]. His brother, [[Cain]], killed him for simply being jealous. Though it is stated in Assassin's Creed lore that Cain killed him for a [[Piece of Eden]]. | ||
==Biblical== | ==Biblical== | ||
In Christianity, Comparisons are sometimes made between the death of Abel and that of Jesus, the former thus seen as being the first martyr: in Matthew 23:35, Jesus speaks of Abel as righteous; and the Epistle to the Hebrews states that The blood of sprinkling ... [speaks] better things than that of Abel (Hebrews 12:24). The blood of Jesus is interpreted as bringing mercy; but that of Abel as demanding vengeance (hence the curse and mark). | In Christianity, Comparisons are sometimes made between the death of Abel and that of Jesus, the former thus seen as being the first martyr: in Matthew 23:35, Jesus speaks of Abel as righteous; and the Epistle to the Hebrews states that The blood of sprinkling ... [speaks] better things than that of Abel (Hebrews 12:24). The blood of Jesus is interpreted as bringing mercy; but that of Abel as demanding vengeance (hence the curse and mark). | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed II Characters]] | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 12 January 2010
Abel is one of the two sons of Adam and Eve. His brother, Cain, killed him for simply being jealous. Though it is stated in Assassin's Creed lore that Cain killed him for a Piece of Eden.
Biblical
In Christianity, Comparisons are sometimes made between the death of Abel and that of Jesus, the former thus seen as being the first martyr: in Matthew 23:35, Jesus speaks of Abel as righteous; and the Epistle to the Hebrews states that The blood of sprinkling ... [speaks] better things than that of Abel (Hebrews 12:24). The blood of Jesus is interpreted as bringing mercy; but that of Abel as demanding vengeance (hence the curse and mark).