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Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Gnosticism, Christianity, and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden by eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. This action ...
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman. They are central to the belief that humanity is in essence a single family, with everyone descended from a single pair of original ancestors.
Jun 25, 2019 · Learn about Adam, the biblical figure who was created by God and became the ancestor of all people. Discover his story, his sin, his legacy and his role in God's plan of salvation.
Jan 3, 2023 · Explore the story of the first people in the Bible and how it shaped society and gender roles. Learn about feminist, anthropological, and historical perspectives on Adam and Eve from the BAS Library.
Adam occurs approximately 500 times with the meaning of mankind. In the opening chs. of Genesis, with three exceptions ( 1:26; 2:5, 20) it has the definite article ( הָֽאָדָמ׃֙) indicating “man” or “the man” rather than “Adam.”. The first undisputed occurrence of the name of Adam is in the genealogy of Genesis 5:1-5.
The name Adam is not just the name of the first human; it is the name of all of humanity. In Scripture, the word “man” has four appellations, one of them being adam (the other three are ish, enosh, and gever). In particular, adam is used to describe a person with advanced intellectual capacities.9
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Augustyn. Adam and Eve, the first human beings according to biblical tradition, faced temptation in paradise but their story serves as a timeless allegory for humanity’s origins and moral choices.
