In Genesis chapter 1, verse 27 it is written
“Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness,""
""so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,""
""And over all the creatures that move along the ground.””
The bible talks about how God created life on this universe.
After creating the world, god desired to create a being that is superior to all of his creation, to love and protect it.
For this, God created mankind in his own image.
Genesis chapter 2 verse 7 writes
“Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground"
"and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”
This explains how god created a single human with dust and mold the shape similar to God.
The first human created by god is named “Adam”.
It’s interesting to see how god molded the shape with dust without bringing the human into existence from thin air.
By molding from soil it signifies that the human being who is soon to be the ruler of God’s creation is very much bonded and depends from it.
Different cultures talk about Adam in different aspects.
The Rabbinic literature which are writings from the Talmudic era explains the first man created in a broader aspect.
It highlights the fact that a single man was created on the final day after creating the entire existence.
The Rabbinic literature explains a deeper meaning.
As for them a single specimen of man is created at first to teach mankind that all it requires is a single soul with corruption to destroy the world and also a single soul can save the whole world.
Moreover the entire human race is brought up by a single human so no human is above or below the other.
Rabbinic literature further explains that humans were god’s last creation because god wanted humans to be modest.
Every time humans become tyrannical god wanted them to remember that even the little fly was created before him in the order of creation.
So even though humans are made rulers of the world God expected them to be caring and just.
Rabbinic literature describes that God himself took dust from all four corners of the earth.
Each color of soil symbolized different aspects.
Red for the blood, black for the bowels, white for the bones and veins and green for the pale skin.
God mixed this soil with the water of all seas to create the mold and created Adam from it.
The soul of Adam is considered similar to God.
Several similarities between God and soul has been pointed out.
The way god filled the earth the soul will fill the body.
God sees all but cannot be seen by anyone.
In the similar way the soul cannot be seen by anyone but the soul sees everything the man sees.
God is the guider of the world just as soul is the guider of the body.
Islamic believers also describe the creation of Adam similar to the Rabbinic literature.
Muslims believe God created Adam from a handful of earth taken from the entire world.
This explains why the people of world are of different colors.
Adam is the first prophet of Islam and the first Muslim.
After the creation of Adam he was sent to the Garden of Eden as its new ruler.
God gave him the authority over it and the power to name every creation.
Adam gave names for all the animals and plants in the garden.
He was advised to eat from every tree except for the tree of knowledge.
Adam enjoyed his time in the Garden of Eden but god saw that Adam was lonely.
Unlike other creations Adam had no one of his own kind that he could associate.
As for the biblical narrative God made Adam fall asleep and from his ribs created the first woman who was named “Eve”.
But there’s a lot of debate on whether Eve is really the first woman.
The creation of eve is mentioned in the 2nd chapter of Genesis.
But in Genesis chapter 1 it is mentioned that God created man and woman together.
So some believe God molded both man and a woman from dust and gave them the breath of life.
This woman is named Lilith and they were both placed in the Garden of Eden.
But because of their disagreement Lilith had fled from the Garden of Eden and later turned into a demon.
God has seen Adam’s loneliness after Lilith left and has created Eve from his ribs.
Lilith’s story was greatly developed during the middle Ages in the tradition of Aggadic Midrashim the Zohar and Jewish mysticism.
Also others explain that Adam was created as both male and female with two faces representing both genders.
But God saw the complexity of the creation and the difficulties Adam had to face.
So God separated the two genders and created Eve as mentioned in Genesis 2.
There is no mention that God talked directly to Eve just as God did to Adam.
So it is said the devil in disguise of a serpent approached Eve rather than Adam because Adam had heard the word of God with his own ears unlike Eve.
The serpent deceived Eve to taste the fruit.
She then convinced Adam to eat the fruit as well.
Both of them then realize they have sinned against god and their immortal lifespan became mortal.
The couple was cast out from the paradise for disobeying god.
Different stories identify the serpent as different entities.
Some of these entities are Satan, Lucifer, Archangel Samael and Lilith.
These different stories explain the cause for tricking Eve differently.
According to the Islamic believes when Adam was cast out he fell on Adam's Peak mountain located in central Sri Lanka.
Adam and Eve lived in grief and regret for betraying God.
So God sent them to Mecca to repent.
At Mecca Adam built the “Kaaba” which is a sacred building at the center of Mecca.
He also practiced the ritual of the Hajj and taught it to his descendants.
Christians believe that “Archangel Raziel” appeared before Adam on seeing him repenting.
The angel gave him “Sefer Raziel HaMalakh” which is a book written by the archangel himself to help them better understand their god.
The pair gave birth to Cain and Abel.
After Cain killed Abel out of jealousy some say that Adam and Eve has being living separately and has mated demons.
Through them children were born who were much evil.
After 130 years the pair has reunited and gave birth to Seth.
In the "Book of Jubilees" written in the 2nd century by Jewish it is mentioned that Adam had a daughter named “Awân” born after Cain and Abel.
Another daughter named “Azura” was born after Seth.
After Azura Adam also had nine sons.
It is also said that Cain married Awân and Seth married Azûrâ and through them descendants were born.
It is mentioned that Adam was 930 years old when he died.
Archangel Michael, Eve and Seth has buried Adam next to his murdered son Abel.
According to the "Apocalypse of Moses" it is written that the altar of the Temple of Solomon was the center of the world and the gateway to God's Garden of Eden.
Adam was both created and buried under the alter of the Temple of Solomon.
It is also mentioned because Adam repented God forgave him and took him back to the heavenly paradise.
The books “Kav ha-Yashar” and “The Zohar” warn against talking negatively about Adam.
Also it is mentioned that whoever talks positively about Adam will be blessed with longevity.
The creative narrative has been one of the main areas of interest for both mythological and scientific communities.
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution has greatly challenged the creation narrative.
So many contradictions and debates has been originated around the creation of Adam by God.
Some try to combine both creation of God and the Darwin’s theory claiming a day described in the bible might be a thousand years longer than a present day.
This theory is supported by many because there is evidence the day is becoming shorter.
Regardless the creation of Adam is one of the prominent stories and mysteries many try to untangle even at present time.
Several might disagree with this narrative but it surely has triggered the curiosity and hunger for knowledge of humans to learn how we came into existence.
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