Meaning & History
Probably from Hebrew אָבֵל (ʾavel) meaning "meadow, grassy place". This is the name of a place briefly mentioned in the New Testament.
Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g9, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g9.
