first Adam
ancestor earth Jewish single tradition · 1
The first Adam is the original human whose deeds caused harm to all his descendants, serving as the archetype of sin and death.
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Rooted in Genesis traditions dating to the Bronze Age.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- devils, Satan, Adam, great dragon, old serpent, second Adam
Mentioned by
Sources
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“as at the head of the first age stands the first Adam, whose doings affected all his descendants to their harm”
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