Abel

deity Hebrew corroborated · 2

Abel is one of the "twelve authorities" created by Yaldabaoth (also known as Sakla and Samael) in the Apocryphon of John.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
100 CE
Attested period
100 – 500
Historical notes
Documented in the Apocryphon of John.

Relationships

sibling of
Cain
created by
Yaldabaoth
enemy of
Cain
child of
Adam

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
encyclopedia (1)
  1. peer reviewed

Source passages

“Yaldabaoth, who is also known by the names Sakla and Samael, creates the "twelve authorities", who are: Abel”

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“If Cain is the eponym of the Kenites it is quite possible that Abel was originally a South Judaean demigod or hero; on this, see Winckler, Gesch. Israels, ii. p. 189; E. Meyer, Israeliten, p. 395.”

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