oct 18, 4004 BC - Birth of Adam and Eve
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The name "Adam" is rooted from the word "adamah", the reddish soil found in the Levant. The word also means humankind in general. "Eve", on the other hands, means "mother of all things."------------------------------------------------------------------------
A brief introduction to the Old Testament: the Hebrew Bible in its context. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016, p40-42.
Michelangelo. Creation of Adam. 1512. Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome. In italianrenaissance. Accessed January 29, 2018. http://www.italianrenaissance.org/michelangelo-creation-of-adam/.
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oct 18, 4004 BC
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~ 6034 years ago