It stands to reason that since a navel (or belly button) is the mark left over after the umbilical cord is cut, that Adam did not have one. GOD created him, and he wasn't born by any conventional means so, no.
2006-12-14 02:22:56
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answer #1
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answered by Rick R 5
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This is one of those Biblical questions that is only important depending on whether you think a particular story is myth or historical reality.
If the creation story is a myth, then it doesn't really matter whether or not Adam had a belly button, and in fact it is a meaningless question. It's like asking if Harry Potter has acne; teenagers typically do, but since Harry's not a real person he only has acne if J. K. Rowling tells us he does, or if you, the reader, choose to imagine that he does.
HOWEVER, if you believe that the whole Genesis creation account is an actual, historical event, then it makes a big difference whether or not Adam had a belly button, and discussions like these open up a huge can of worms.
The belly button, or navel, is simply the "scar" on the abdomen of mammals that marks where the umbilical cord was attached. Since Adam was not carried in a womb, and thus did not have an umbilical cord, it stands to reason that he would not have a navel.
If you make the argument that God would have created Adam with a navel to make him like all subsequent human beings, that would imply that God already knew that there were going to be "subsequent" human beings, which of course he would have, being omniscient and all. But then why go through all the rigmarole of forbidding Adam and Eve from eating from the forbidden tree, knowing all along that they were going to do it?
The same problem arises if you ask "Did Adam and Eve have genitals when they were first created?" Genitals are for having sex and making babies, two things which were not in the original plan, apparently. But this implies that God did not know that Adam and Eve were going to disobey Him, and thus be condemned to die, and therefore necessitating procreation if the human race was to continue. If God does not know something, then by definition He is not omniscient.
On the other hand, if God did create Adam and Eve with genitals, and presumbably belly buttons, then, as I have already suggested, He knew that they were going to disobey Him. That lets God off the hook as far as the omniscience thing is concerned, but now He comes off as being rather perverse. After all He seems to be toying with the First Couple, pretending that He doesn't know what's going to happen when He really does, if He's omniscient, that is.
And don't talk to me about free will. Sure, Adam and Eve may have freely chosen to disobey God, but if He is truly omniscient then He already knew they were going to do it even before He created them. If He didn't know it, then He's not omniscient. There are no other alternatives.
Then again, if God did not originally create Adam and Eve with genitals, but attached them later, after The Fall, not only does it mean that God is not omniscient, but also imagine the surprise of the recipients when they woke up one morning to find they had some extra appendages.
See what I mean about a can of worms? Better just to take the story as myth and not worry about navels and 'nads.
2006-12-15 14:05:40
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answered by Jeffrey S 4
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Do you mean have? Since Adam, I presume you mean the character in Genesis, represents the prototypical or Platonic "man" and all normal men have belly buttons, I would presume Adam would have a belly button.
Anyone who believes the dust creaton story and the Eve from the Adams rib story as factual needs to get a life and study fable, myths and the ancient writing style of the Isrealites, which was parables, and the name escapes me.
2006-12-14 04:42:32
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answered by kellring 5
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No. A belly button is where your umbilical cord is cut. He was created not born. To shake ya up a bit more he was red looking. He had black, white and the tan races in him that would have made him reddish in appearance. Another thing about Adam, before God took Eve out of him he had both male and female personalities.
2006-12-14 04:34:32
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answered by ? 4
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Adam did not have a belly bottom, but he had a belly button.
2006-12-14 04:33:34
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe that Adam & Eve are simply characters in a mythological tale, and as such neither of them had belly buttons. But that's just my view of things.
2006-12-14 04:32:39
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answered by SDTerp 5
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Yes, his belly had a bottom (presuming he existed). Even I would go along with that.
Did he have a navel (belly button)? I can see no reason why he would, since he allegedly wasn't conceived via the usual route.
2006-12-14 04:34:22
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answered by Anonymous
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I think you question is...Did Adam have a belly button? That myfriend is a good question, hope you find the answer.
2006-12-14 04:33:41
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answered by gord's360 3
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I know a few Adams and each of them has a navel.
2006-12-14 05:58:14
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answered by Nikkers 6
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Some people seem to have belly bottoms...or should I say two bellies where their bottom should be.
2006-12-14 04:38:36
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answered by Kylie G 1
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