Adam
the first man
Who was Adam?
- God formed him out of the dust of the ground and blew into him the breath of life. Genesis 2:7
- God placed him in the garden of Eden to cultivate and care for it. Genesis 2:15
- He ate the fruit God had forbidden, and God sent him out of the garden. Genesis 3:6, 23
What the Bible says
Genesis 2:7
And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:15
And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise of pleasure, to dress it, and to keep it.
Genesis 3:6, 23
6And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband who did eat. 23And the Lord God sent him out of the paradise of pleasure, to till the earth from which he was taken.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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