Someone asked on another section about the oldest language. This caused me to wonder what language Adam and Eve spoke. Or maybe they just grunted and made hand signals? This lead me to wonder about the serpent. Wasn't he supposed to have talked to Adam and Eve? What language do you think he spoke when he talked to them?
2007-01-18 12:58:35 · 11 answers · asked by tychobrahe 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hebrew! I was expecting some funny answers, but that one wins the prize!
I wonder who taught 'em Hebrew.
2007-01-18 13:06:08 · update #1
It is up to you. If you can create a fantasy of Adam and Eve, that they spoke to a talking serpent, why not create their language also?
Let's stretch our imagination and have some fun.
P.S. This is a serious answer to a serious question.
2007-01-18 14:00:47 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Sabetudo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Archaeologists have uncovered languages that are older than Hebrew. For instance, the Sumerian written language used pictures for words and sounds. Also, ancient Egyptians used pictures called hieroglyphics (hi-ur-uh-GLIFF-icks) to write words and sounds. Later, other languages (like Hebrew) used an alphabet to write words. The earliest form of Hebrew appeared before the time of Moses. So, Hebrew was around when Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible, and it is the language in which most of the Old Testament was written, although some of it was written in Aramaic (Daniel 2-6, and parts of Ezra 4-7). The alphabet of Aramaic looks like Hebrew, but it has different grammar and spelling.
We don't know what language Adam spoke, but he was able to name the animals and communicate with Eve. So, from the very beginning, man was intelligent and spoke a language. He wasn't an ignorant caveman who used grunts to communicate with others.
God Bless You
2007-01-18 13:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many theories about that. However based on information that we have in the King James edition of the Bible the "Adamic" language might not even be on the earth any more, especially after the Lord "confound their language"
See Genesis Chapter 11 verses 1-9
However if you add in the knowledge gained from other scripture then you find out that there were some faithful people who did not have their language confounded.
See Ether Chapter 1 Verses 33-35
2007-01-18 13:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was not hebrew. Before the tower of babel everyone spoke the same language and we don't know what that language was.
I say the language of heaven.
Jesus spoke to Saul/Paul in Hebrew because that's the language Paul spoke..
2007-01-18 13:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hebrew
God speaking..Acts 26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
God doesn't change..so if He spoke Hebrew to Paul..then He spoke Hebrew to Adam and Eve.
2007-01-18 13:03:31 · answer #5 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one knows what language they spoke. It could have disappeared at the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11... but we just don't know.
2007-01-18 13:05:58 · answer #6 · answered by *Melody* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Retardese.
2007-01-18 13:13:11 · answer #7 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've heard it called Adamic (uh-DAM-ic). What would you have called it?
2007-01-18 13:06:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's fiction so they could have spoken any language.
2007-01-18 13:14:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
MONGOLIAN 2 POINTS
2007-01-18 13:29:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋