Questions tagged [adam-and-eve]
Relating to the biblical characters Adam and/or Eve, appearing in Genesis 1 - 3, and representing the first two created human beings
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What is the scriptural basis for believing that animals talking was normal before the Fall?
In the book of Genesis, the serpent speaks to Eve at Genesis 3:1-5.
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Was Adam really "alone" if God took 'Woman out of Man'? Is a woman alone if out of her womb 'a new one' comes? [closed]
Texts (from the Complete Jewish Bible translation):
Genesis 2:18 (CJB):
ADONAI, God, said, “It isn’t good that the person should be alone. I will make for him a companion suitable for helping him.”
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How much time passes between Adam and Jesus?
According to Luke's genealogy Jesus is the 76th great grandchild of Adam. But in the holy bible how many years elapse between the creation of Adam and the birth of Jesus?
I have googled the question, ...
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Adam and Eve Clothed in Light Before the Fall - Origin of this belief?
I've stumbled multiple times across the claim that Adam and Eve were clothed in light before the fall, and afterward they saw their nakedess not merely as a new form of enlightenment ("Suddenly I feel ...
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Ignorance of Adam and Eve
Was the sin of Adam and Eve caused by partial ignorance?
Before the fall they were ignorant about the shame of nakedness.
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Are there any theories or traditions for dating how long after creation the Fall of Man occurred?
Apologies if this question is too speculative.
The Bible does not explicitly state how long after Creation the Fall occurred. It can be argued to have occurred before the birth of Seth at the very ...
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How long did Adam stay in Eden?
Are there hints in the Bible or are there any hypotheses about the period of time Adam and Eve sojourned in Eden after their creation?
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What language did Adam speak?
Is it possible to know the language that Adam and Eve spoke?
I am not interested in "how did Adam and then Eve, learned to speak", but rather is it possible to know the language that was ...
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How many, if any, denominations hold that Adam and Eve were perfect before the fall?
This question asks how Adam and Eve could choose to sin if they were perfect, and in a personal conversation recently someone stated "They were a little bit depraved. Even 'very good' is not ...
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What did Satan get out of deceiving Eve and Adam into sinning?
The devil deceived Eve into eating what was forbidden. She then persuaded Adam to do likewise. After eating, they gained knowledge of good and evil.
It is my view that God's true intentions, his ...
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How many wives did Adam have?
Genesis 1:26 says:
26 Then God said, “And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, ...
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Were Adam and Eve ever given the permission by God to procreate?
If it was wrong to know that you were naked. How could it be right to procreate. Procreation is caused massive chaos in the world. It is also responsible for overpopulation of the universe. And also ...
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Do Christians believe that Adam and Eve were Christians?
I don't think I have ever heard either a Christian or a Jew or anyone else really refer to Adam and Eve by their race/religion.
It appears as if they are considered "pre-race" or "pre-...
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Did Adam need to have faith for his salvation?
As ridiculous as this question may sound, I believe it has some point. Did Adam need to have faith for his salvation? If yes, what kind of faith? Definitely, he didn't need to have faith in the ...
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Genesis 2:17 and free will
One of the most flexible Christian answers to the Problem of evil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil) is that God must allow the possibility of evil for Men to be free (although I would ...
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In Genesis 2:17, is God telling a lie for a greater good?
Please be aware that my knowledge of theology is very limited, and thus can make my question naive
I was under the impression that the end should not justify the means in the spirit of the Bible.
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Are there any Christian scholarly publications on the differences between the nature of humans pre-fall and post-resurrection?
What was the nature of humans (i.e., Adam and Eve) like before the fall? What will the nature of humans be like after the resurrection (when those who are saved receive glorified bodies)? Are there ...
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For those who believe there was no historical Adam and Eve, how does Christianity make sense?
How can Christianity make sense without a literal Adam and Eve? I have heard many Christians (particularly Catholics) try and be conciliatory with modern science by claiming that Adam and Eve were not ...
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Should Adam’s and Eve’s death be regarded as a sacrifice?
Should Adam’s and Eve’s death(loss of immortality) be regarded as a sacrifice? In a similar way to Christ dying on the cross for our sins, I would assume Adam’s and Eve’s death contributes to their ...
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Does Catholicism or any church father make a connection between Eve and Mary in Genesis 2:18 and John 14:26?
"The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” - Genesis 2:18 (NIV)
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"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will ...
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According to Calvinists, how could Adam and Eve fall? How could Satan fall?
Under Calvinism, men under grace are guaranteed to choose God and be saved.
If God's holy influence is so convincing, that it is impossible for free thinking creations to choose against it, why did ...
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What is the Biblical Basis for teaching that Lucifer wanted to become the "firstborn son" of God through Eve? [closed]
In a recent article written by Peter Kwasniewski he wrote the following:
The devil hates priestly celibacy because, like consecrated virginity, it is a charism and way of life most intrinsically ...
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Is there any Christian teaching as to where Adam and Eve were sent after their fall from the Garden of Eden?
In Islamic teachings, it is said that, after the fall from the Garden of Eden, Adam found himself on Mount Safa and Eve on Mount Marwa. (Of course, these locations are near enough so they found each ...
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If Adam and Eve have not sin, would there be any population on earth? [closed]
In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were innocent until they both ate the fruit of knowledge and evil and the curtain of their innocence were exposed and realised that they were naked. Having said ...
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What is the basis for the belief that Eve was created on the sixth day, like Adam?
I have always thought that Eve was created on the sixth day, a bit later in the day than Adam. However, I recently discovered that some believe Eve was created on a later day.
What, then, is the ...
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Is the wages of sin our natural death? [closed]
Does anyone else believe that our natural deaths are not the punishment for sin? Id always thought it odd that if our natural deaths were the punishment for sin, then why would God raise everyone for ...
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Is Pre-Adamism considered heretical by any mainstream denominations?
I came across an article on the existence of Pre-Adamite beings. The article refutes their existence but claims it is a belief held by "many evangelicals". As far as I can find, no major ...
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If God know everything prior to its happen then was God unable to know that Adam and Eve will sin? If He knew then why did He kept that there? [duplicate]
God knows everything. He must have known that Adam and Eve will sin. So why did He knowing that they will sin made that situation to happen?
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From a Calvinist perspective, if Adam refused the fruit what would happen to their descendants?
And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband who did eat. Genesis 3:6
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According to Catholics were Adam and Eve aware that they possessed immortal souls before Satan told Eve that she would not die?
Eve's comment to Satan in Eden seems to indicate that she and Adam believed that eating of the forbidden tree would result in absolute death.
They likely had witnessed the death of animals and would ...
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How do Christians who believe in evolution understand Original Sin?
As I understand, many Christians nowadays accept evolution. There are such Christians in most major denominations and inside these denominations exist different traditions and groups of believers, so ...
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According to the Catholic Church, are Adam and Eve in heaven?
According to this site
As we have said elsewhere, Adam and Eve are not called saints in
ordinary reference, historical or scriptural. But they may be called
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What Christian groups believe sex was the original sin, and not disobedience?
There is a story in the Bible that Adam and Eve ate the fruit and thus sinned against God. But other religions, including some Christians, describe that they were having intercourse and that's why God ...
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What place does Lilith have in Christianity?
There was a show on the History channel stating that some scholars believe Adam and Eve were alive with a third human, Lilith. Lilith disobeyed Adam and Eve, so God sent her to live on earth as a ...
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Do any denominations teach that Adam and Eve had children in the Garden of Eden?
In the Garden of Eden, God commands Adam and Eve to
"Be fruitful and increase in number" Genesis 1:28 (NIV)
Later, after the Fall in Genesis 3, we're told that
"Adam made love to his wife Eve,...
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Are there any denominations that teach Adam and Eve did not have the opportunity to be saved?
Do any denominations officially teach that Adam and Eve did not have the opportunity to be saved after they sinned?
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According to Presbyterianism, is there salvation available for Adam and Eve?
Generally, when I talk to people from other denominations about Adam and Eve, I get the impression that they're not highly liked people.
Do Presbyterians believe there's salvation available to Adam ...
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Why are Adam and Eve considered married?
It seems fairly common for Christians to refer to Adam and Eve has being husband and wife. In particular, when (in my experience, evangelical) Christians are discussing questions of sex and marriage, ...
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How did Adam and Eve die?
I have a few related questions:
How did Adam and Eve die?
Who died first - Adam or Eve?
Were Adam and Eve buried after their deaths?
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Will Adam and Eve be resurrected to eternal life or are they dead forever?
Ge 2:17 but 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. (KJV)
The penalty for sin is death.
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The first conception or the first coitus?
Genesis 4:1 Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she
conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a
manchild with the help of the Lord."
Why do some theologians (...
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Does the Jerusalem Bible teach that Adam had a wife before Eve?
A Friend told me that the Jerusalem Bible says that Adam had a wife before Eve, she was only together with the devil and not with Adam, so God took her away and created Eve from Adam's Rib.
I am a ...
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Biblical basis for claiming Eve was a virgin prior to the Fall
In Against Heresies (book 3, chapter 22) Irenaeus attempts to draw a comparison between Eve and Mary similar to the comparison Paul draws between Adam and Christ. He says that Mary obeyed in a state ...
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Why did God banish Adam and Eve for eating fruit? [closed]
Yes, He told them not to but if you can humour me a little, why should this punishment be regarded as fitting the crime? It’s just fruit, right? Isn’t God testing our patience with such an injunction? ...
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What significance do Catholics see in the fact that Adam and Eve 'knew each other' only after original sin?
From a Catholic perspective, what can be said about the fact that Adam and Eve 'knew each other' only after original sin?
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Eating a specific fruit that God didn't permit was an act of disobedience, agreed, but?
I understand that eating a specific fruit an apple in Heaven that God disordained eating was an act of disobedience... true agreed. But what I do not understand is that since Adam and Eve were both in ...
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Animal Kingdom before Sin Came into The Garden
Were animals back then dangerous to each others, such as predators stalking and killing their prey? And were they dangerous to people like they so often are today?
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What does the Church have to say about the Pope's latest statement?
It is alleged that Pope Francis recently said that There Is No Hell Fire and Adam & Eve were Not Real. What does the Catholic Church have to say about it?
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Did Adam and Eve ever practice animal sacrifice?
Genesis 8:20 (NIV) Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking
some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt
offerings on it.
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Why did God make 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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