Adam

The first man, formed by God from the dust of the ground and placed in the garden of Eden.

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The facts, as Scripture gives them

Lived: Died at 930 years (Genesis 5:5). Dates not given in Scripture.
Region: The garden of Eden; after the expulsion he lived east of Eden. (Genesis 2:8; Genesis 3:23-24)
The name: God formed the man (in Hebrew, adam) from the dust of the ground (adamah), and the text keeps the two words side by side. (Genesis 2:7)
Work: Keeper of the garden: God put him in Eden to work it and keep it. (Genesis 2:15)

Key verses

Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Genesis 2:7 (BSB)

And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.

Genesis 3:20 (BSB)

What they did

Formed by God from the dust, with the breath of life breathed into him. (Genesis 2:7)
Placed in Eden and given the command about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2:15-17)
Named the animals; the woman was built from his rib and brought to him. (Genesis 2:19-22)
Ate the forbidden fruit with Eve and was driven out of Eden. (Genesis 3:6; Genesis 3:23)
Became the father of Seth, through whose line Noah came. (Genesis 5:3-5)

Family

Spouse: Eve (Genesis 2:22-24)
Children: Cain (Genesis 4:1); Abel (Genesis 4:2); Seth (Genesis 4:25); Other sons and daughters (Genesis 5:4)

Connected to

Eve: His wife, built from his rib (Genesis 2:22)
Seth: His son, in the line to Noah (Genesis 5:3-8)
Cain: His firstborn son (Genesis 4:1)

Mentioned in

Genesis, Deuteronomy, 1 Chronicles, Job, Hosea, Luke, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 1 Timothy, Jude.

Every reference (27)

Genesis 2:19 · Genesis 2:20 · Genesis 2:21 · Genesis 2:23 · Genesis 3:8 · Genesis 3:9 · Genesis 3:17 · Genesis 3:20 · Genesis 3:21 · Genesis 4:1 · Genesis 4:25 · Genesis 5:1 · Genesis 5:2 · Genesis 5:3 · Genesis 5:4 · Genesis 5:5 · Deuteronomy 32:8 · 1 Chronicles 1:1 · Job 31:33 · Hosea 6:7 · Luke 3:38 · Romans 5:14 · 1 Corinthians 15:22 · 1 Corinthians 15:45 · 1 Timothy 2:13 · 1 Timothy 2:14 · Jude 1:14

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