Their life was said to be innocence itself, existing in total harmony with each other and their environment, with no need for clothes or covering, and with God, who "walked in the garden in the cool of the evening."Īll this changed in Genesis 3. Their home is said to be in the garden called Eden, in the region where the Tigris and Euphrates flowed, along with two other now-unidentifiable rivers. In Genesis 2, the first man was created, and when "God saw that it was not good that the man should be alone," a "helper fit for him" was created from one of the man's ribs.īecause the man was created "from the dust of the ground" (Adamah, in Hebrew), he was called "Adam." The name "Eve" comes from the Hebrew Havvah, meaning "life-bearer." In Genesis 1, "male and female" were created together (see Lilith). Adam and Eve (religion, spiritualism, and occult)Īccording to Genesis, the first book of the Jewish and Christian Bible, the first man and woman were created on the sixth day of Creation, "in the image of God." Two accounts are given.
homō hominī lupus)įor plural, בני אדם or אנשים can be used. to blush” → “a human”.Ĭompare Arabic دُمْيَة ( dumya, “ statue, idol effigy, likeness doll, puppet ” ), دَمَّ ( damma, “ to bedaub ” ). “blood” → “red” → “to show red blood in the face, e.g.“blood” → “blood sacrifice to appease an idol” → hence “an idol” → “an effigy, a likeness” → “a man”.“blood” → “red earth”, “red ochre” → “the dye to paint idols” → hence “an idol” → “an effigy, a likeness” → “a man”.“blood” → “man”, as blood is a main ingredient of humans.“blood” → “red earth”, “red ochre” → “earthling”.The meaning development could be any of the following: The meaning range points to these words being extensions from Proto-Semitic *dam- ( “ blood ” ), compare the Palestinian Aramaic forms of it אדם / אידם / ܐܕܡ ( ʾəḏem, “ blood ” ).
( Biblical Hebrew ) IPA ( key): /ʔɔːˈðɔːm/Ĭomparable to Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤌 ( ʾdm, “ man, earthling ” ), Ugaritic 𐎀𐎄𐎎 ( ảdm, “ man red earth, red ochre ” ), Old South Arabian 𐩱𐩵𐩣 ( ʾdm, “ vassals, subjects ” ), Ge'ez ዶም ( dom, “ slave ” ), Akkadian 𒀀𒁕𒄠𒈬 ( a-da-am-mu /adamu/, “ blood ” ), Akkadian 𒀀𒁕𒈠𒌈 ( a-da-ma-tum /adamātu/, “ dark red earth or dye ” ), Akkadian 𒀀𒁕𒈬 ( a-da-mu /adamu/, “ a red garment ” ), Akkadian 𒀀𒁕𒈬 ( a-da-mu /adamu/, “ an important or noble person ” ).( Yemenite Hebrew, Tiberian Hebrew ) IPA ( key): /ʔɔˈðɔm/.
( Ashkenazi Hebrew ) IPA ( key): /ɔˈdɔm/,.( Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew ) IPA ( key): /aˈdam/.
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