Adam 亞當

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Adam 亞當

圖片說明： Creation of Adam
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聖經經文

創世記2：7

意思

亞當在是希伯來文的意思是“人”和“地”，因為耶和華神用地上的塵土造人。根據《創世記》的記載，亞當是人類的始祖。亞當和夏娃是最先生活在伊甸園的人類。當時夫妻二人，赤身露體、並不羞恥。後來，他們違背了耶和華的命令，吃了伊甸園里分辨善惡樹的禁果，把罪帶入世界。 (創世記3:6) 他們自此才知道自己赤身露體，便拿無花果樹的葉子為自己編制裙子。創世記有些人認為亞當這一詞的原文意思是淡紅色，因為那是人類皮膚的顏色。

性別

男

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Keywords

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