This expression of faith was what made Abel’s sacrifice pleasing to Jehovah, and in a limited way, it expressed the essence of sacrifice ​ — a means by which sinful humans can approach God to gain his favor. ​ — Genesis 4: 4; Hebrews 11: 1, 6.
पापी मनुष्यांनी यहोवाच्या कृपेची याचना करण्याचे ते एक माध्यम बनले. — उत्पत्ति ४: ४; इब्री लोकांस ११: १, ६.