Genesis 4:2-4

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²And [later] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the ground. ³And in the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground. ⁴But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the ^[a]fat portions. And the Lord had respect (regard) for Abel and for his offering;^(A)

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Genesis 4:4 That is, the fat that covered the entrails of the animals. Later, in the Mosaic Law, the Israelites were forbidden to eat this fat (Lev 7:23), which was reserved as an offering to God, especially for sin (Lev 4:8, 26, 35; 9:10; 16:25).