Editing Abel (section)

===Sethian Gnostic interpretation===
In the [[Apocryphon of John]], a work belonging to [[Sethianism|Sethian]] [[Gnosticism]], Abel is the offspring of [[Demiurge#Yaldaboath|Yaldaboath]] and [[Eve]], who is placed over the elements of water and earth as [[Elohim]], but was only given his name as a form of deception.<ref>{{cite book|author1=[[Marvin Meyer]]|author2=[[Willis Barnstone]]|title=The Gnostic Bible|publisher=[[Shambhala Publications|Shambhala]]|chapter=The Secret Book of John|url=http://gnosis.org/naghamm/apocjn-meyer.html|date=June 30, 2009|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gnosticism - Apocryphon of John|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/gnosticism/Apocryphon-of-John|publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref>