Adam

Adam
Detail from Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, Sistine Chapel ceiling
Spouse(s)	Eve
Children	Cain Abel Seth Awan Azura

Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם‎‎; Greek: Αδάμ Aramaic/Syriac: ܐܕܡ; Arabic: آدم‎‎) is a figure from the Book of Genesis who is also mentioned in the New Testament, the deuterocanonical books, the Quran, the Book of Mormon, and the Book of Iqan. According to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, he was the first human.

In the Genesis creation narratives, he was created by God. Christian churches differ on how they view Adam's subsequent behavior of disobeying God (often called the Fall of man), and to the consequences that those actions had on the rest of humanity. Christian and Jewish teachings sometimes hold Adam and Eve (the first woman) to a different level of responsibility for the Fall, though Islamic teaching holds both equally responsible. In addition, Islam holds that Adam was eventually forgiven, while Christianity holds that redemption occurred only later through the sacrifice of Jesus. The Bahá'í Faith, Islam and some Christian denominations consider Adam to be the first prophet.

Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם) means "human"; coupled with the definite article, it becomes "the human". It may be derived from אָדָם‎ (a-d-m), meaning "red". As a masculine noun, 'adam means "man", "mankind" usually in a collective context as in humankind. In the Book of Genesis, the Hebrew word ׳āḏām is often rendered "mankind" in the most generic sense, which is similar to its usage in other Canaanite languages. The use of "mankind" in Genesis gives the sense that Adam was the ancestor of all men.