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Adam....
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According to the Book of Genesis
in the 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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The story is in Genesis, chapters 2 and 3. After his
creation, Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it, and to
enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest
thereof thou shalt surely die." |
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Adam was expelled from Eden to prevent him gaining access
to the tree of life (Genesis 3), which if he ate from it would have given
eternal life. At the east of the garden God placed Cherubim and a flaming
sword, which turned every way. Eastern Orthodox tradition says that from the
time Jesus was born, the flaming sword was removed from the Garden of Eden,
making it possible for humanity to return to Paradise.
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How long they were in Paradise is a matter of literalist
conjecture; traditional Jewish sources assert that it was less than a day.
Shortly after their expulsion, Eve brought forth her first-born child, and
called him Cain. Only three of Adam's children (Cain, his brother Abel, and
the lesser-known Seth) are named in Genesis, but it is said that he had
other sons and daughters as well (Genesis 5:4). According to the text, he
died aged 930 years (the interpretation of how long a "year" is meant to be
interpreted is the subject of much debate). Judaism holds the Cave of Machpelah in
Hebron as the traditional burial place of Adam and Eve.
Another traditional burial cave is inside the
Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem below the
Golgotha it is known until today by the name Adam chapel, cause it is
believed that were Adam is buried the same place were
Jesus was crucified on the cross and a drop of
Jesus blood went through the Golgotha and reached
Adam. |
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