A more excellent sacrifice (πλειονα θυσιαν). Literally, "more sacrifice" (comparative of πολυς, much). For this rather free use of…

By faith Abel offered. . In the account in Genesis of the offering made by Abel, there is no mention of faith—as is true also indeed of mo…

A more excellent.—The Greek literally means that Abel’s sacrifice was “more than” Cain’s (compare Hebrews 3:3, “more glory”; [Refe…

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 …

The first example of faith is Abel, who brought God a more acceptable sacrifice than did his brother Cain (Genesis 4:3–7). Scripture ne…

By faith Abel offered, etc. The Apostle’s object in this chapter is to show that however excellent the works of the saints were, it was fr…

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice
than Cain
The apostle proceed…

Here are some illustrious examples of faith from the Old Testament. Abel brought a sacrifice of atonement from the firstlings of the flock, acknowl…

Having given a description, the Apostle now clarifies it with an example. In this regard, he does two things: