Adam and Eve

:For other uses of Adam or Eva, see Adam (disambiguation) and Eve (disambiguation). For the orchid species commonly called Adam and Eva, see Aplectrum hyemale.

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Adam (disambiguation) - Eve (disambiguation) - Aplectrum hyemale

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According to the Book of Genesis in the Christian Bible and Judaism's Torah, and to Islam's Qur'an, Adam was the first man created by God. Adam's mate, Eve (or Hawa-????) was either created from his rib (Genesis 2.21-22), or created at the same time (Genesis 1.27) as Adam, depending on which part of Genesis is read and how it is interpreted. Depending on which tradition is believed, she may or may not have been the first woman, or Adam's first wife.

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Book of Genesis - Christian - Bible - Judaism - Torah - Islam - Qur'an - First man - God - Mate - Rib - First woman

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Adam—אָדָם in Standard Hebrew,

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ʾĀḏām in Tiberian Hebrew, and آدم (ʾĀdam) in Arabic—means "man," "earthy," or "red." Eve—חַוָּה (Ḥavva) in Standard Hebrew,

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Tiberian Hebrew - Arabic - Red

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Ḥawwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥawwāʾ) in Arabic—means "living."

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In Aramaic (חיויה,חיווי,xywy)— means snake. In the Kazakh language Adam means human, and Adamshylyk is mankind.

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In the Sibylline Oracles, the name Adam is explained as a notarichon composed of the initials of the four directions; anatole (east), dusis (west), arktos (north), and mesembria (south). The Jews had their own acrostic interpretation of the name Adam. In the 2nd century CE, Rabbi Yohanan used the Greek technique of notarichon to explain the name אָדָם as the initials of the words afer, dam, and marah, being dust, blood, and gall.

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Sibylline Oracles - Notarichon - Anatole - Dusis - Arktos - Mesembria - Acrostic - 2nd century CE - Rabbi Yohanan - Gall

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