OLD TESTAMENT

Genesis 5:2

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He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.

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Verse 2. Adam: the common name of mankind, made to the likeness of God. Bible.

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“Adam” and “Man” are spelled with the exact same consonants in Hebrew, so this can be correctly translated either way.

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