The first man, as depicted in the book of Genesis.
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How is it that someone who lived thousands of years ago can “represent” me?
The assertion that all of humanity "sinned" when Adam sinned, or "through Adam" is often made as a foundation to other Christian doctrines. What specific doctrine points to Adam being a representative ...
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Why is it a sin to eat an apple?
Eating a fruit* is not even a real wicked deed like killing somebody or something. Why did this whole sin thing get started with something so innocuous that by today's standard it wouldn't even be ...
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What does it mean that Jesus was the “second Adam”?
I often hear Jesus referred to as the "second Adam" or sometimes as the "last Adam". What meaning does this title carry? Does it mean that things didn't work out so well for Adam and so God had to try ...
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Why is Adam considered the original sinner?
In the Biblical account, Eve is the first to eat the forbidden fruit. Yet still the blame gets put on Adam and later on in the Bible it states that sin entered the world through one man.
Why is Adam ...
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Why did the devil tempt Eve first?
Why did the devil go after Eve and not Adam?
Was it because Eve was weaker than Adam?
Why didn't the devil tempt Adam first?
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What was Brigham Young's teaching regarding Adam being God?
I understand that Brigham Young, the second Prophet of the LDS Church, taught what is known as the Adam-God doctrine for much of his tenure as Prophet of the Church.
What are the specifics with ...
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Did God create Adam and Eve with free will and knowledge of right and wrong (good and evil)?
I just want to confirm based on scripture if God made Adam and Eve with both free will and knowledge of good and evil (right and wrong) or if one came after the other when they ate the forbidden ...
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Who nurtured Adam when he was an infant?
Assuming that Adam was placed on Earth as an infant...
Who nurtured Adam when he was an infant?
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How about the outside of the Garden of Eden? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
From where did Cain get his wife?
Indirectly, even for a beginner it's clear that outside the Garden of Eden some people lived. One may find more things about this in ...
