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Abel is invoked in the litany for the dying in the Roman Catholic Church, and his sacrifice is mentioned in the Canon of the Mass along with those of Abraham and Melchizedek. The Alexandrian Rite commemorates him with a feast day on December 28.
According to the Coptic Book of Adam and Eve (at 2:1–15), and the Syriac Cave of Treasures, Abel's body, after many days of mourning, was placed in the Cave of Treasures, before which Adam and Eve, and descendants, offered their prayers. In addition, the Sethite line of the Generations of Adam swear by Abel's blood to ...
In the Book of Enoch (22:7), regarded by most Christian and Jewish traditions as extra-biblical, the soul of Abel is described as having been appointed as the chief of martyrs, crying for vengeance, for the destruction of the seed of Cain. This view is later repeated in the Testament of Abraham (A:13 / B:11), where Abe...
Sethian Gnostic interpretation
In the Apocryphon of John, a work belonging to Sethian Gnosticism, Abel is the offspring of Yaldaboath and Eve, who is placed over the elements of water and earth as Elohim, but was only given his name as a form of deception.
Mandaean interpretation
According to Mandaean beliefs and scriptures including the Qolastā, the Book of John and Genzā Rabbā, Abel is cognate with the angelic soteriological figure Hibil Ziwa, (, sometimes translated "Splendid Hibel"), who is spoken of as a son of Hayyi or of Manda d-Hayyi, and as a brother to Anush (Enosh) and to Sheetil (Se...
Islamic interpretation
According to Shi'a Muslim belief, Abel ("Habeel") is buried in the Nabi Habeel Mosque, located on the west mountains of Damascus, near the Zabadani Valley, overlooking the villages of the Barada river (Wadi Barada), in Syria. Shi'a are frequent visitors of this mosque for ziyarat. The mosque was built by Ottoman Wali A...
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Bereshit (parashah)
Biblical murder victims
Book of Genesis people
Children of Adam and Eve
Male murder victims
Shepherds
Uthras
Hebrew Bible people in Mandaeism An animal is a multicellular, eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa.
Animal, Animals, or The Animal may also refer to:
People
The Animal (nickname), a set index of people nicknamed "The Animal" or "Animal"
Professional wrestlers
Road Warrior Animal, commonly shortened to "Animal", the best-known ring persona of Joe Laurinaitis (1960–2020)
Animal Hamaguchi, ring name of Japanese retired wrestler Heigo Hamaguchi (born 1947)
George Steele (1937–2017), American professional wrestler, author and actor known as "The Animal"
Dave Bautista (born 1969), American retired professional wrestler whose nickname is "The Animal"
Books and publications
Animal (book), full title Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to The World's WildLife, a 2003 non-fiction book by David Burnie and several co-authors
Animal, 2012 novel by K'wan Foye
Animal (journal), full title: Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience, British academic journal
Animals (novel), a 2014 novel by Emma Jane Unsworth
Film and television
Film
Animal (1977 film), a French film (L'Animal) starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Raquel Welch
Animal (2001 film), an Argentine comedy film by Sergio Bizzio with Carlos Roffé
Animal (2005 film), an American direct-to-video action drama film starring Ving Rhames and Terrance Howard
Animal (2014 film), an American horror film starring Keke Palmer
Animals (2003 film), a stand-up show written and performed by Ricky Gervais
Animals (2012 film), a Spanish film
Animals (2014 film), a British drama film written by and starring David Dastmalchian
Animals (2017 film), a German film
Animals (2019 film), an Australian film
The Animal, a 2001 American comedy film featuring Rob Schneider
The Animals (film), a 2012 Filipino coming-of-age film by Gino M. Santos
Television
Animals (American TV series), a 2016–2018 animated series
Animals (South Korean TV series), a 2015 reality-variety show
"Animals" (The Goodies), a 1980 episode
"Animals" (Men Behaving Badly), a 1992 episode
"Animals" (Off the Air), a 2011 episode
"Animals" (The Vicar of Dibley), a 1994 episode
"The Animals" (Orange Is the New Black), a 2016 episode
Animal (audio drama), a 2011 audio drama based on Doctor Who
Characters
Animal (Muppet), a character from the television series The Muppet Show
Animal, a character in the television series Takeshi's Castle
Animal, played by Ken Hudson Campbell, a character on the TV sitcom Herman's Head
Dennis "Animal" Price, a character on the TV series Lou Grant
Music
The Animals, a British rock band
A.N.I.M.A.L., an Argentinian heavy metal band
Animal (Nick Culmer) lead singer of the Anti-Nowhere League
Albums
Animal (Animosity album), 2007
Animal (Bar-Kays album), 1989
Animal (Big Scary album), 2016
Animal (Kesha album), 2010
Animal (Lump album), 2021
Animal (Motor Ace album), 2005
Animal (Maria Becerra album), 2021
Animals (Pink Floyd album), 1977
Animals (This Town Needs Guns album), 2008
Animals (EP) by Ryan Starx, 2013
The Animals (American album), by The Animals, 1964
The Animals (British album), by The Animals, 1964
Animal, a 2009 album by AutoKratz
Animal, a 2013 album by Berlin
Animal, a 2008 album by Far East Movement