Adam

The life of Adam

Adam, the first man, formed from the dust of the ground and given the breath of life. He fell through disobedience, and the New Testament calls Christ the last Adam, who brings life where Adam brought death.

Born

Formed by God from the dust of the ground ScriptureGenesis 2:7

Died

At 930 years old ScriptureGenesis 5:5

Family

• Wife: Eve ScriptureGenesis 2:21–23; 3:20
• Sons: Cain, Abel and Seth, and other sons and daughters ScriptureGenesis 4:1–2, 25; 5:4

1. God breathes into him the breath of life and places him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

   ScriptureGenesis 2:7–15

2. He names the animals.

   ScriptureGenesis 2:19–20

3. God makes Eve from his side; he says, “This is now bone of my bones.”

   ScriptureGenesis 2:21–23

4. He and Eve eat the forbidden fruit and hide from God.

   ScriptureGenesis 3:1–13

5. They are sent out of the garden.

   ScriptureGenesis 3:22–24

6. Luke traces Jesus’ family back to him: “the son of Adam, the son of God.”

   ScriptureLuke 3:38

7. Paul: “As in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”

   Scripture1 Corinthians 15:22, 45

8. The icon of the Resurrection shows Christ raising Adam and Eve from the grave.

   Tradition

Sources: The Holy Bible (World English Bible).

Drafted from the Bible and Church tradition. Each line says where it comes from; anything marked Tradition or History is not in Scripture itself. Waiting for review by a priest or editor.

Sundays with Adam

1. 20 December 2026

   Sunday before Christmas

   Gospel: Luke 3:23–38

   The first man. Luke’s list ends with him.

   In the story

   • Son of Adam, son of God Luke 3:34–38

Also in these readings

• Abrahamഅബ്രാഹാം1 Sunday
• Davidദാവീദ്2 Sundays