Adam

Timeline

• 300,000 to 500,000 years ago
• Or 20,000 BCE
• In Jewish and Christian tradition, many people see Adam as the first human God created. The story is in the Book of Genesis. God forms Adam from the dust of the earth and breathes life into him. The image points to a close bond between humans and God. It also gives humans a special place in the world.
• The name “Adam” has a wider meaning too. In Hebrew it can mean “man,” “mankind” or “humanity.” So Adam can stand for the whole human race, not one person. Read that way, the creation story is about where all humans come from.
• Today theologians and scholars read these old texts next to what we know about human evolution and ancient cultures. Many of them take Genesis as metaphor or allegory. They fit it with science instead of reading it as literal history.
• So tradition makes Adam the first single human in the scriptures. A wider reading makes him a symbol for the start of the human race. How people see him depends on their faith, their culture and their own views.
• In this merged reading, Adam is the origin and core of humanity. In the Bible, God makes Adam from dust and breathes life into him. That is the special relationship between people and God. In this sense Adam is more than one man. He is the prototype of every human being, with all our qualities and potential.
• Extended to the first human race, Adam becomes a picture of humanity’s dawn. His creation mirrors the rise of our species. It is about life, awareness and the start of human existence. This fits the Hebrew name, which can simply mean “humanity.”
• So Adam as the first human race is a being God created. He is also the rise of our species.
• Genesis 2 First humans

It was conferred upon me from the fathers; it came down from the fathers, from the beginning of time, yea, even from the beginning, or before the foundation of the earth, down to the present time, even the right of the firstborn, or the first man, who is Adam, or first father, through the fathers unto me.

Abraham 1:3

Bashar channeling summary

• Adama, Eva & Eden
• The male line, the female line of the first humans created by the Anu
• Anu decided to infuse their genetic material into the natural humanoid that evolved on your planet that you refer to as Homo Erectus Homo Habulus.
• 300,000 to 500,000 years ago
• Genetic manipulation created homo sapien
• Snake represents the knowledge and the wisdom regarding the DNA
• The Anunnaki, didn’t want the humans to have that knowledge, they wanted them to remain somewhat subservent. Eating of the knowledge would be something that would be forbidden.
• There were many gardens of Eden where the Anunnaki had these laboratories
• The main was in Eden, an area of the Middle East, near the Euphrates river.
• E-den is simply the name they gave to that base
• The majority of the Anunnaki that had not come to the planet, recognized what the Anunnaki had done, it was against their laws.
• They were recalled
• The humans needed to be guided
• Humans still had a lot of genetic markers turned off.
• Some of their Anu become their tutors
• That’s why the early humans considered Anu Gods, that’s the origin of religion.

Edgar Cayce

(Q) Please give the important re-incarnations of Adam in the world’s history.

(A) In the beginning as Amilius, as Adam, as Melchizedek, as Zend [?], as Ur [?] [Enoch? GD’s note: Perhaps Ur was prehistory person [364-9, Par. 3-A] who established Ur of the Chaldees? I don’t think he was mentioned anywhere else in the readings as an incarnation of Jesus.], as Asaph [?] [Songs of Asaph? See Ps. 81:5 indicating that Joseph and Asaph were one and the same?], as Jesus [Jeshua]—Joseph—Jesus. [See 364-9, Par. 3-A.]

Legends of Old Testament Characters

I put the full book by Sabine Baring-Gould on this site.

At the first hour, God gathered the dust of the earth; in the second, He formed the embryo; in the third, the limbs were extended; in the fourth, the soul was given; at the fifth hour Adam stood upright; at the sixth, Adam named the animals. Having done this, God asked him, "And I, what is my name?"

Adam replied, "Jehovah."

Legends of Old Testament Characters (Chapter 2)

First wive of Adam (Lilith)

Lilith comes from Jewish mythology. She is often seen as a demon. She has been shown as a night creature, as a seductress and as a symbol of empowerment. Her image has changed a lot over time. It depends on the culture and on the artist.

In art she often has wings or a dark, mysterious air. She can look seductive, powerful or threatening. She is usually part human and part supernatural.

Adam’s children

The names of Adam’s children can be read as symbols. Each one can mark a step in human evolution. This is an allegorical reading, not a literal one. Here are the best-known children of Adam and Eve and how they might map.

Cain

Tradition makes Cain the firstborn. His story is about farming. It is also about the dark side of people: jealousy and violence. In terms of evolution, Cain marks the move from wandering hunter-gatherers to settled farming villages. Farming was a huge step. It gave steadier food and later led to cities and civilizations. It also brought new trouble, like fights over property and social inequality. Cain’s story carries those tensions.

Abel

Abel represents the herding stage of human society. In this stage people kept and bred animals. It was a new way to make a living. Herders lived a wandering or half-wandering life. That sets Abel apart from Cain the farmer.

Seth

Seth took Abel’s place. In the Bible he often stands for restoration and continuity. In terms of evolution, Seth can represent the toughness and flexibility of early humans. They survived hardship and changes in their environment. Seth’s line runs down to Noah. That line can be read as the long road of human evolution, with all its adaptations through changing climates.

By tradition, Adam had 33 sons and 23 daughters. According to Genesis 4:25, Seth was born after the death of Abel and Eve believed that he was appointed by God to establish a new offspring, replacing Abel, killed by Cain.

Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus

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There Were Many Gardens of Eden (Bashar’s laboratories and the other gardens)

Saklas (Creators of Adam)