Main Menu |
List of entries |
finishedADAM1 was the first man. There are two stories of his creation. The first tells that God created man in his image, male and female together (Genesis 1: 27), and Adam is not named in this version. The second tells that God created Adam from the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils, and he became a living soul (Genesis 2: 7). The commandment not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is given to Adam (Genesis 2: 7-17). Isidore explains that man is named hom*o because he is made of humus or earth (Etym VII.vi.4).Alys of Bath uses the term "the mark of Adam" to refer to male human beings, WBP 695-696. God made Eve for Adam's comfort, MerchT 1325-1332. Adam fell through gluttony, PardT 505-511; gluttony is the first sin (Jerome, Epistola adversus Jovinianum [Letter Against Jovinian] II.15, [PL 23: 305-306]). God made Adam but said that it was not good for him to be alone, Mel 1103-1105. A short stanza on Adam begins the Monk's series of tragedies, MkT 2007-2014. The Nun's Priest, following the tradition of Biblical exegesis, says that woman's counsel caused Adam's loss of Paradise, NPT 3256-3259. Sin entered the world through Adam when he broke God's commandment, ParsT 320-324. Adam and Eve were in a state of innocence when they were naked in Paradise, ParsT 325. Adam represents reason consenting to the delights of the flesh, ParsT 330-335. Since all people have the same parents, Adam and Eve, they should trust each other, ParsT 515-517. The first state conducive to love is the state of innocence, such as Adam's before he fell, ParsT 680-682. The sin of Adam and Eve is gluttony, ParsT 818-821. God made woman from Adam's rib so that she is his companion or "felawe," ParsT 925-929. The Dreamer invokes God, who made Adam, HF II.970. Behind the God of Love, the Dreamer sees such a procession of women that he had not thought possible since God made Adam out of earth, LGWF 282-289. The poet prays to Mary, the bright Lady who has been merciful to the seed of Adam, ABC 181-184. [Caym: Eva]
Adam occurs once initially, PardT 575; eight times in medial positions, MkT 2007, 2112; NPT 3258; PardT 508; WBP 696; MerchT 1325; ABC 182; LGW F 286; once in final rhyming position, HF II.970; and in the prose of the Parson's Tale.
P. Aiken, "Vincent of Beauvais and Chaucer's Monk's Tale.
" Speculum 18 (1942): 56-68; Isidore,
Etymologiae, ed. W.M. Lindsay, I.
From CHAUCER NAME DICTIONARYCopyright © 1988, 1996 Jacqueline de WeeverPublished by Garland Publishing, Inc., New York and London.Main Menu |
List of entries |
finished
FAQs
Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Gnosticism, Christianity, and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden by eating from the Tree of Knowledge.
Who was the third person on Earth? ›
Philo observes that it makes no sense for Cain, the third human on Earth, to have founded an actual city. Instead, he argues, the city symbolizes an unrighteous philosophy. In the New Testament, Cain is cited as an example of unrighteousness in 1 John 3:12 and Jude 1:11.
What did Lilith say to Adam? ›
Lilith said, “We are equal to each other inasmuch as we were both created from the earth.” Lilith then pronounced God's name and flew away into the air. At Adam's request, God sent three angels to bring Lilith back, but she refused.
How many years from Adam to Jesus? ›
So 69 weeks amount to 483 years; for, from the said year of Darius, unto the 42nd year of Augustus, in which year our Saviour Christ was born, are just and complete so many years, whereupon we reckon, that from Adam unto Christ, are 3974 years, six months, and ten days; and from the birth of Christ, unto this present ...
Why is Jesus the second Adam? ›
Jesus as a second Adam
As humanity's representative, Christ's experience of human life undoes the consequences of our rebellion. This way of reading the Bible was inspired by Paul, who described Jesus as the new Adam (Romans 5:12-21; 1 Corinthians 15:22, 44-49; cf. Ephesians 1:10).
Who was the first person to go to heaven alive? ›
The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. The text reads that Enoch "walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him" (Gen 5:21–24), which is interpreted as Enoch entering heaven alive in some Jewish and Christian traditions, and interpreted differently in others.
How many wives did Adam have? ›
Lilith and Eve - wives of Adam.
Who is the first female in the Bible? ›
The first woman according to the biblical creation story in Genesis 2–3, Eve is perhaps the best-known female figure in the Hebrew Bible. Her prominence comes not only from her role in the Garden of Eden story itself, but also from her frequent appearance in Western art, theology, and literature.
Who is the king of demons? ›
Asmodeus (/ˌæzməˈdiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀσμοδαῖος, Asmodaios) or Ashmedai (/ˈæʃmɪˌdaɪ/; Hebrew: אַשְמְדּאָי, romanized: ʾAšmədʾāy; see below for other variations) is a king of demons in the legends of Solomon and the constructing of Solomon's Temple.
Where did Jesus go for 18 years? ›
In the 19th and 20th centuries, theories began to emerge that, between the ages of 12 and 29, Jesus had visited India and Nepal for spiritual enlightenment inspiring from Hinduism, or had studied with the Essenes in the Judaean Desert.
Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua. So how did we get the name “Jesus”? And is “Christ” a last name? Watch the episode to find out!
What era did Adam and Eve live in? ›
Fazale Rana and Hugh Ross of Reasons to Believe propose that Adam and Eve were the first hom*o sapiens and lived 100,000-200,000 years ago, whose descendants interbred with Neanderthals to account for the observed genetic diversity among today's humans.
Who was the first born to Adam? ›
In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother Abel was a shepherd.
What is the difference between the old Adam and the new Adam? ›
God made the first Adam a co-ruler over creation and that Adam wanted to be the sole ruler, placing God under his feet. The New Adam is the co-ruler with the Creator and has brought life back into the world. He places all enemies under his feet.
Who came first Adam and Eve or God? ›
Adam and Eve were the first human beings created according to traditional Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. God spent six days creating all the different elements of the universe and created Adam on the final day before he rested. God created Eve from Adam's rib to be a helper for him.
Who was the first human in Islam? ›
Adam (Arabic: آدم, romanized: ʾĀdam), in Islamic theology, is believed to have been the first human being on Earth and the first prophet (Arabic: نبي, nabī) of Islam. Adam's role as the father of the human race is looked upon by Muslims with reverence.
