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1. (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	adult male, man,
definition	:	an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) (noun.person)

domain category	:	old testament,
definition	:	the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication)

2. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	mathematician,
definition	:	a person skilled in mathematics (noun.person)