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According to ''[[Genesis]]'', '''Adam''' (Hebrew '''אָדָם''') was the first human being. The [[Lord]] made him in His own image and loved him even after he disobeyed Him. His wife was [[Eve]].
According to ''[[Genesis]]'', '''Adam''' (Hebrew '''אָדָם''') was the first human being. The [[Lord]] made him in His own image and loved him even after he disobeyed Him. His wife was [[Eve]].
Adam lived for 930 years.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5|verses=5|version=NASB}}</ref> The [[Bible]] mentions that Adam and Eve had two children called [[Cain]] and [[Abel]]. According to Jewish tradition they had 56 children<ref>Whiston, William, in footnote 8 of ihs translation of Josephus, Flavius, [http://www.ccel.org/j/josephus/works/ant-1.htm#EndNote_ANT_1.8a Antiquities of the Jews - Book I].</ref> fulfilling [[God]]'s command to be fruitful and to multiply throughout the earth.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=1|verses=28|version=NASB}}</ref>
Adam lived for 930 years.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5|verses=5|version=NASB}}</ref> The [[Bible]] mentions that Adam and Eve had two children called [[Cain]] and [[Abel]]. According to Jewish tradition they had 56 children<ref>Whiston, William, in footnote 8 of his translation of Josephus, Flavius, [http://www.ccel.org/j/josephus/works/ant-1.htm#EndNote_ANT_1.8a Antiquities of the Jews - Book I].</ref> fulfilling [[God]]'s command to be fruitful and to multiply throughout the earth.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=1|verses=28|version=NASB}}</ref>
The [[Bible]] does not mention any specific number of children of Adam—only that he "had other sons and daughters"<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5|verses=4|version=NASB}}</ref>—but does say that Adam and Eve did have another son named [[Seth]], when Adam was 130 years old. He is mentioned as taking the place of Abel who had been murdered by Cain.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5|verses=3|version=NASB}}</ref>
The [[Bible]] does not mention any specific number of children of Adam—only that he "had other sons and daughters"<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5|verses=4|version=NASB}}</ref>—but does say that Adam and Eve did have another son named [[Seth]], when Adam was 130 years old. He is mentioned as taking the place of Abel who had been murdered by Cain.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5|verses=3|version=NASB}}</ref>