380. Verse 12 When you till the ground, it will not yield its strength a wanderer and a fugitive you will be in the land.

'Tilling the ground' means cultivating this schism or heresy. 'Not yielding its strength to you' means that it is sterile. 'Being a wanderer and a fugitive in the land' means not knowing what truth and good are.

Abel signifies charity or love, in Genesis 4:2. (Divine Providence 242, Arcana Coelestia 325, and Arcana Coelestia 341).

Abel signifies celestial love, which is loving the Lord. Similarly, he represents good conjoined with truth. (Apocalypse Explained 817).

In Genesis 4:2-9, Abel's offering signifies worship from charity as acceptable by the Lord, while worship from faith alone is not. (Arcana Coelestia 325, 341, Apocalypse Explained 817, Arcana Coelestia 326)