According to Mandaean beliefs and scriptures including the Qolastā, the Book of John and Genzā Rabbā, Abel is cognate with the angelic soteriological figure Hibil Ziwa, (, sometimes translated "Splendid Hibel"), who is spoken of as a son of Hayyi or of Manda d-Hayyi, and as a brother to Anush (Enosh) and to Sheetil (Seth), who is the son of Adam.
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə mændˈiən bᵻlˈiːfs ænd skɹˈɪptʃɚz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə kˈɑːlæstə, ðə bˈʊk ʌv dʒˈɑːn ænd dʒˈɛnzɚ ɹˈæbə, ˈeɪbəl ɪz kˈɑːɡneɪt wɪððɪ ændʒˈɛlɪk soʊtˈiəɹɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl fˈɪɡjɚ hˈɪbɪl zˈiːwə,, sˈʌmtaɪmz tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd "splˈɛndɪd hˈɪbəl", hˌuː ɪz spˈoʊkən ʌv æz ɐ sˈʌn ʌv hˈeɪji ɔːɹ ʌv mˈændə dˈiːhˈeɪji, ænd æz ɐ bɹˈʌðɚ tʊ ˈænʌʃ ˈiːnɑːʃ ænd tə ʃˈiːɾɪl sˈɛθ, hˌuː ɪz ðə sˈʌn ʌv ˈædəm.