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Adam

Adam was the first human being. God made Adam from the dust of the earth (Genesis 2:7) who was made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26).  He had the breath of life breathed into him from God (Genesis 2:7).  Adam was given dominion over creation (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:18-20) which was signified in his naming the animals. He was given the command to take care of the Garden of Eden which he failed to do by eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.  He was expelled from the Garden along with Eve.

Though Eve sinned first, sin entered the world through Adam (Romans 5:12) who was our Federal Head (he represented all of mankind). He lived for 930 years (Gen. 5:5).

  •  “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’  27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Gen. 1:26-28).
  • “Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being,” (Gen. 2:7).

Jesus is known as the last Adam, (1 Cor. 15:45).

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