Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve were the first man and woman, created by God and placed in the garden of Eden. They ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil against God's command, and were sent out of the garden.

Creation of Adam and Eve

• Genesis 1:26-28
  ²⁶And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” ²⁷So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. ²⁸And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
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• Genesis 2:7
  And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.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.
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• Genesis 2:18-25
  ¹⁸And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.” ¹⁹And 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.And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. ²⁰And 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.The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. ²¹And 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;So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh. ²²And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him. ²³And 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.And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” ²⁴Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. ²⁵And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
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In the garden of Eden

• Genesis 2:8-9
  ⁸And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed. ⁹And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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• Genesis 2:15-17
  ¹⁵And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. ¹⁶And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, ¹⁷But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
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The fall

• Genesis 3:1-7
  ¹Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” ²And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, ³But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’” ⁴And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her. ⁵For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” ⁶And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. ⁷And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
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• Genesis 3:8-13
  ⁸And 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.Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. ⁹And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?” ¹⁰And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” ¹¹And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” ¹²And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” ¹³And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”
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Judgment and leaving the garden

• Genesis 3:14-19
  ¹⁴And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life. ¹⁵And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” ¹⁶Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” ¹⁷And 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;And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. ¹⁸Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. ¹⁹In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
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• Genesis 3:20-24
  ²⁰And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living. ²¹Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them. ²²And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...” ²³Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. ²⁴So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
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Children and death

• Genesis 4:1-2
  ¹And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said. ²And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
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• Genesis 4:25
  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.And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
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• Genesis 5:1-5
  ¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness. ²Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.” ³And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. ⁴And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters. ⁵And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.So Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.
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In the New Testament

• Luke 3:38
  Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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• Romans 5:12-14
  ¹²Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. ¹³(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law. ¹⁴Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
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• 1 Corinthians 15:21-22
  ²¹For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. ²²For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
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• 1 Corinthians 15:45
  And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
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• 1 Timothy 2:13-14
  ¹³For Adam was first formed, then Eve.For Adam was formed first, and then Eve. ¹⁴And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
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See also

• Creation
• Sin
• Marriage
• Death

Notes

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