is there any explanation to it in the Bible?
2007-06-16 06:24:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
why did god want to name him Adam?
2007-06-16 06:27:45 · update #1
I don't believe it, I'm just asking.
2007-06-16 06:31:18 · update #2
The name Adam is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy color of certain human skin tones, or from Assyrian adamu meaning "to make". According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew אֲדָמָה ('adamah) "earth").
2007-06-16 06:35:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Man Called Adam
2016-12-15 12:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word Adam from the Hebrew is interpreted "man of red earth." Since Adam was formed out of the dust of the ground this would make sense.
2007-06-16 06:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As so many other 'names' in the bible, it wasn't actually a name, but rather a description meaning "from earth", loosely translated. It also was never meant to represent only ONE man or person, but rather the collective name for humankind. It also originally states that the first 'man' was created male AND female.
The same holds true for the 'name' of God - who emphasized that "He" didn't really have a name and couldn't be described either. "He" therefore said he was "The I Am". "He" is in quotes because it wasn't of the male gender either, but rather simply All-That-Is.
By now you might be getting a clue that the later-created 'jealous' male God was a figment of human imagination. Likewise, many of the bible references to creation were never meant literally, hence the question: "was the earth created in six days?" is ludicrous..
2007-06-16 06:42:20 · answer #4 · answered by flywho 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This question is simple. Adam is the English equivelant for the Hebrew word that means man. In simple terms Adam in Hebrew means man.
2007-06-16 06:31:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
because God wanted to name the first man Adam.
2007-06-16 06:27:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Adam means from the ground. When God created Adam, He made him from the dust of the earth.
2007-06-16 06:29:13 · answer #7 · answered by Simple 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It is a translation, I doubt they pronounced it as Adam in the english language. Ifyou go into Egyptian theology their first man was similar to Adam, like Aton or something like that.
2007-06-16 06:30:02 · answer #8 · answered by The Angry Stick Man 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
the first man was called 'homo sapien' based on remains found millions of years ago,adam was only found 2 thousand years ago based on religious grounds,now ask about eve.same answer.
2007-06-16 06:33:24 · answer #9 · answered by John S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think adam is somewhat close to the hebrew word for 'man'
2007-06-16 06:26:59 · answer #10 · answered by (insert creative name here) 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋