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51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah[a] who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will have to answer for it all.

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  1. Luke 11:51 Abel . . . Zechariah: these two names recall the first and the last slayings recounted in the Hebrew Bible (see Gen 4:1-16; 2 Chr 24:17-22). What is being recalled is therefore the entire history of murders committed against men of God in the course of the Old Testament.