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Genesis 4:9

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9 And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

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Arcana Coelestia #351

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351. That 'Abel' means charity has been shown already. Charity means love towards the neighbour and compassion, for anyone who loves his neighbour as himself also has as much compassion for him in his suffering as he does for himself in his own.

  
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