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Adam Man
Adam is a Hebrew name meaning man, said aw-dawm'. The first man, formed of the dust of the ground — the name and the word for ground are related in Hebrew.
Where the name comes from
אָדָם ʼÂdâm — Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in Palestine. Strong's H121 derives it: the same as H120 (אָדָם).
Adam in Scripture
The name appears in 27 verses, first at Genesis 2:19.
Genesis 2:19 · KJV
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis 2:20 · KJV
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:21 · KJV
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 2:23 · KJV
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Genesis 3:8 · KJV
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9 · KJV
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 3:17 · KJV
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 3:20 · KJV
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Genesis 3:21 · KJV
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 4:1 · KJV
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Genesis 4:25 · KJV
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Genesis 5:1 · KJV
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
and 15 more.
Who bore the name
Read the story: Bible verses about Adam and Eve.
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