
The two were persons of innocence until Eve yielded to the temptations of the evil serpent and Adam joined her in eating the forbidden fruit, whereupon they both recognized their nakedness and donned fig leaves as garments. According to the lengthier Yahwist (J) narrative of the 10th century bce (Genesis 2:5–7, 2:15–4:1, 4:25), God, or Yahweh, created Adam at a time when the earth was still void, forming him from the earth’s dust and breathing “into his nostrils the breath of life.” God then gave Adam the primeval Garden of Eden to tend but, on penalty of death, commanded him not to eat the fruit of the “tree of knowledge of good and evil.” Subsequently, so that Adam would not be alone, God created other animals but, finding these insufficient, put Adam to sleep, took from him a rib, and created a new companion, Eve. According to the Priestly (P) history of the 5th or 6th century bce ( Genesis 1:1–2:4), God on the sixth day of Creation created all the living creatures and, “in his own image,” man both “male and female.” God then blessed the couple, told them to be “fruitful and multiply,” and gave them dominion over all other living things. In the Bible there are two accounts of their creation.


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In other languages there are similar surnames derived from Adam, such as Adamo, Adamov, Adamowicz, Adamski etc. Adán and Adão are the Spanish and Portuguese forms of this name, respectively.Īdam is also a surname in many countries, although it is not as common in English as its derivative Adams (sometimes spelled Addams). In most languages its spelling is the same, although the pronunciation varies somewhat. It is particularly common in Christian and Muslim majority countries. Its Biblical and Quranic uses have ensured that it is also a common name in all countries which draw on these traditions. Hebrew in Canaan or Mesopotamia Fertile CrescentĬomes from the Hebrew word "adama", which means "earth" or " soil"Īccording to the Bible, the personal name Adam derives from the Hebrew noun adamah meaning "the ground" or "earth". The personal name Adam is derivation from Hebrew meaning the ground, from which God created Adam as stated in the Bible & Quran Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
