The first man · Primeval history

Adam in the Bible

Adam is the first human being in the biblical account, formed from the ground and placed in Eden to work and keep it. His disobedience introduces death and exile into the story, and Paul later reads him as the head of the old humanity that Christ reverses.

Read the first mention — Genesis 2:15Search every form of “Adam

Verses mentioning Adam

37 occurrences across 31 verses in the King James Version.

  1. Genesis 2:15

    And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

    Read in context
  2. Genesis 2:19

    And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

    Read in context
  3. Genesis 2:20

    And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. gave: Heb. called

    Read in context
  4. Genesis 2:21

    And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

    Read in context
  5. Genesis 2:23

    And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

    Read in context
  6. Genesis 3:8

    And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind

    Read in context
  7. Genesis 3:9

    And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

    Read in context
  8. Genesis 3:17

    And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

    Read in context
  9. Genesis 3:20

    And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Eve: Heb. Chavah: that is Living

    Read in context
  10. Genesis 3:21

    Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

    Read in context
  11. Genesis 4:1

    And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

    Read in context
  12. Genesis 4:25

    And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put

    Read in context
  13. Genesis 5:1

    This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

    Read in context
  14. Genesis 5:2

    Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

    Read in context
  15. Genesis 5:3

    And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

    Read in context
  16. Genesis 5:4

    And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

    Read in context
  17. Genesis 5:5

    And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

    Read in context
  18. Deuteronomy 32:8

    When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

    Read in context
  19. Joshua 3:16

    That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

    Read in context
  20. 1 Chronicles 1:1

    Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

    Read in context
  21. Job 31:33

    If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: as Adam: or, after the manner of men

    Read in context
  22. Ezekiel 3:9

    As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

    Read in context
  23. Hosea 6:7

    But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. men: or, Adam

    Read in context
  24. Zechariah 7:12

    Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. by: Heb. by the hand of

    Read in context
  25. Luke 3:38

    Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

    Read in context
Page 1 of 2