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The following study is a excerpt from "Mankind; The Two Separate Creation Events" as published by the WATCHMEN BIBLE STUDY GROUP   -       

two separate creations in Gen 1 & Gen 2

Before we begin this work in the Scriptures allow us to offer the below chart so that the student is aware of what this study is ascertaining.  After this chart we will begin our in-depth analysis of the applicable Scriptures.    

       Bear in mind that the word aadam in the Hebrew (or aw-dawm, etc.; various spellings acceptable through transliteration differences) is translated to our English word "man" thus mankind in English would be in the Hebrew something like adamkind.  This adds not a little confusion to  the matter. 

In other words,

• ADAM is a species (mankind in general, all races of mankind upon the earth);
• ADAM is also tribe/race ('Adamites', those of the tribe of Adam, his descendants);
• ADAM is also the proper name of the first earthly relative of Christ Jesus (Adam from the Garden of Eden).  We will examine this more deeply in this study.

     There is a great difference between the creation event described in Genesis chapter one and the forming event described in Genesis chapter two.  Many say that chapter two is just a rehash of chapter one with more info added in.  This is not true, let's look at the fundamental and irreconcilable differences between the two creation events in the two chapters that render it impossible that they speak of same event.

     Adam and Eve were not the first people on the earth.  The Creation event in Gen 1:27 is different that the Gen 2:7 Forming of Adam in the Garden of Eden and separated by at least a thousand years time, most probably more. 

     Below is a chart with two columns, the column on the left pertains to all of mankind other than Adam (the sixth day Creation ); the column on the right pertains solely to Adam and his offspring, his 'tribe' (referred to as the ‘eighth day’ Forming). 

     But probably the most striking evidence that Genesis chapter One and Genesis chapter Two are not speaking of the same event would be:

In Gen 1, the plants and animals were created BEFORE man(kind) was created.

In Gen 2, the plants and animals were formed AFTER the man Adam was formed.

     This immediately dismisses the misconception that the account in Gen 2 is merely a deeper explanation of the events in Gen 1, as many will say and teach.  For if it were, then God 'messed up' on the order of His creation, which is of course impossible.  When God and man are at variance, man is always wrong and God always right.  Let's now go to the Creation Scriptures themselves for further evidence and documentation. 

     We will be drawing upon definitions contained in the monumental work: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, a must-have Bible study aid for the deeper student of the Word.  Dr. Strong's Greek, Hebrew and Chaldee (Aramic) comprehensive Concordance and Dictionary of the Bible is respected over a wide spectrum of denominations and faith traditions.  His work is the standard by which all other's are measured.  Dr. Strong; S.T.D. & L.L.D, was a Christian Professor of Exegetical Theology at Drew Theological Seminary for many years.  He lived between 1822-1894 and devoted twenty-seven years to the preparation of his Concordance.  Also, be very careful for works out there claiming to be Dr. Strong's work but really just use his name and add to his definitions.  Many (most/all) free internet so-called Strong's Concordance definitions are corrupt and added-to works.  Also the crafty works that hide behind the name of Strong's but are really added-to impostor Lexicons (I speak of works such as The Stronger Strong's, etc.).  Word to the wise!

     Lets begin our deeper study with a prayer to our Heavenly Father for wisdom and understanding of His True Word, in the name of the Messiah Jesus Christ.  First let's read as God sets out to create mankind, all the separate races and ethnic peoples of the world are created in the below scripture.  This is what is referred to as the Sixth Day Creation.

Genesis 1:26

     This is those whom we refer to as the Sixth Day Creation.  We observed that male and female were created at the same time on that sixth day (after all the animals are created). We also notice that Adam and Eve are not yet on the scene, they will not be mentioned by name until the next chapter. 

     The people created on the above sixth day, are all the separate races. All the distinct and diverse races were created on this sixth day.  Someone asked me how it was that I knew that God created all the various races on this Sixth Day since it does not specifically say that there were different races created, just that mankind were created at the same time both males and females.  I answered him: "Because they are here."

     The same as I know that God created the Dolphin and the Butterfly, though the Bible never comes right out and says that God created them by name.  God created everything and everyone, "All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." (John 1:3). 

       There are two perversions of God's natural order, they are the Kenite (sons of Cain) and the Giants (the sons of the fallen angels from Gen 6:4), in both instances it was the specific females of Adam's line (family-race) that the females were taken from to fashion the abomination (i.e.; not of the Sixth Day peoples).  God set these two events apart and dealt with them in the Scriptures, explaining what had happened. 

     God created the differences in the races and he made them just the way He wanted them to be, He loves all His children. This is the significance of the use of the word "God" in these creation verses.  As we saw, the word "God," is translated from the Hebrew word 'elohiym (el-o-heem'), and in English here it refers to: "God and the Angels".  The Angels have individual looks and so do flesh mankind. 

       Remember that the Hebrew word God ('elohiym) is a PLURAL word, i.e., more than one; but we know that there is only one Lord God (Y^ehovah 'elohiym).  In the creation events in the first chapter of Genesis the term for God used is ('elohiym) but in the second chapter, before Adam was formed, we see the first introduction of the term Lord God (Y^ehovah 'elohiym).  We will go deeper into this later, but for simplicities sake you can consider ('elohiym) here to mean God and the angels and (Y^ehovah 'elohiym) to be The God of (over) the angels.

       We will cover Adam and Eve in a moment, but lets lock this sixth day creation event in real good before we move on. The above mentioned peoples of this sixth day creation are called in the Hebrew Old Testament "gowy" and in the New Testament Greek they are called "ethnos."  Ethnos is where we get our English word "ethnic" from.  Both these terms appear in the Bible as "nations." Below is the Strong's definitions of "nations" in both the Old and New Testament Hebrew and Greek:

"nations" in the Old Testament Hebrew:

Hebrew word #1471 gowy (go'-ee); rarely (shortened) goy (go'-ee); apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts: KJV-- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

"nations" in the New Testament Greek:

Greek word #1484 ethnos (eth'-nos); probably from 1486; a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually by implication, pagan): KJV-- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

       In our Bibles, the New Testament English words: nations, greeks, people, and heathen are all translated from the Greek word 'ethnos' and it is one of the Greek words used in the New Testament for those that are the races of the sixth day creation.

       Ethnos means: the individual races, all the races. They are mentioned all through-out the Bible as Nations, Gentiles, Peoples, and also referred to; Tongues, kindreds, and Multitudes.  Some religions will tell you that only certain "peoples" will go to Heaven, of course common sense tells us that all of God's children have an opportunity to spend the eternity with our Heavenly Father if they believe upon Jesus Christ, but lets let God's Word do the teaching. The following two excerpts are taken from the book of Revelation, and they describe those of the various races of the sixth day creation as they overcame and entered Heaven:

Rev 7:9-17 (speaking of Heaven)
9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. (KJV)

Rev 21:24-27 (speaking of Heaven)
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. (KJV)

       There is no racism with God, He made us different looking, yes, but He loves all His children and members of all will participate in the eternity.  So after this mass creation of peoples on the sixth day, God rested the seventh.  And we will pick it up in the next chapter (Gen 2:4-7) where we will see that Adam and Eve were singled out for a different type of 'creation', and we will learn the reason behind it, for there was a very good reason.

       NOTE:  We will now be going back to the Hebrew of the Old Testament, we just cited the above Greek New Testament Scriptures to show that the Word of God flows naturally from the Old through the New Testament and that the "nations" (Gentiles, non-Israelites) are indeed included in the eternal salvation plan of God.

Adam is Formed

     This is what is referred to as the Eighth Day Creation; though whether it was the eighth day and not some other later day is not specifically mentioned in the Scripture; the point is that it was after the seventh day of God's rest which in turn was after the sixth day wherein all of mankind was created.  The title "Eighth Day" is simply a term to distinguish it's events from the sixth day (the sixth was definitely so designated as being the sixth of seven).

GENESIS 2:4-7

       Eve will be MADE (Hebrew word #1129) from Adam later in Gen 2:22. The reason for Adam and Eve being singled out from the creation of the rest of mankind is because that through the womb of Eve, umbilical cord to umbilical cord, would eventually four-thousand years later, be born the Messiah Jesus the Christ. The Bible is basically the story of one man's family and the peoples that they encounter through-out history. That is the history of Adams family, through which Jesus Christ would come. And through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, all peoples from all the Nations (eth'-nos in the Greek of the New Testament, & goyem in the Hebrew of the Old Testament) of the earth can be grafted into the eternal family of God in the eternity, in Heaven!

       Important note:  In the Scripture above we see the term used for Adam ('eth haa Aadam).  This term is also found in Genesis 1:27 and has caused some confusion.  We discuss this term in Appendix #1: The 'eth haa Aadam of Genesis 1:27 at the end of this study.  If you chose to click-over to the Appendix now we have provided a link that will bring you right back to this place in the study.  Or, you can just read the Appendix after you finish this study. (It will make more sense to you if you read the Appendix last, and that is what we recommend).

       Our English word 'man,' is actually the Hebrew word 'adam'. This is confusing to the English reader because in English 'Adam' is always a proper name in English. This is not so in the Hebrew. For your comparison on the value of this word we submit the below explanation and analogy:

       In English we would say 'man' as opposed to 'mankind'. But in the Hebrew it would be: 'Adam' as opposed to 'adamkind'; which of course is not really a word, consequently raising the translation difficulty. The word 'man' as it is used here denotes: 'This same, this very self Adam' and is rendered in the Hebrew transliteration: 'eth-haa'aadaam ('eth being the Particle, haa being the Article, and 'aadam being "man").

       The point being is that particular man from the Garden of Eden is a very special man, and is singled out in the creation history for reasons that we will cover later.  But to settle it in your mind as to the difficulty, and thus, misinterpretation of the man from the Garden of Eden and the men from the sixth day creation, we submit the analogy below.

      Suppose that you had a son and named him 'Man.' Imagine the confusion it would present if you wrote a story about your son 'Man' going to the store with a man and a woman companion:

"my son man, went to the store with a man and woman, where man saw a man that he knew."

       Now take that sentence, translate it into another language, and try to have people from another culture and time fully understand it two-thousand years later. This is the difficulty we are encountering here with (Gen 2:7).

       In the Hebrew certain words are given characteristics by the use of the Article and the Particle.  In English we use a system of Capitalization to render this character.  Observe our above analogy in the English once again, this time with the use of capitalization:

"My son Man, went to the store with a man and woman, where Man saw a man that he knew."

        So we see that with capitalization the sentence is more clear; it is the same with the use of the Hebrew Article and Particle.  For in the above we see that my son went to the store with two others, and while there, my son saw another person that he knew.

Why was Adam different/special?

       It was in His (the Lord God's) image that The Adam was formed. We know this because in the New Testament Jesus is referred to as the last Adam (we cover that fully later on in this study).  The reason for this is so that there would be a direct genetic lineage from God Almighty Himself, through the man Adam (whom God formed), and through Eve (whom God took from Adam), through Seth, all the way down through successive generations, umbilical cord to umbilical cord, through which would be born Jesus Christ (who was a virgin birth from God through Mary). Thus Jesus Christ would be the perfect Lamb - without spot or blemish - the perfect and once for all time sacrifice, for the atonement of the sins of all mankind!  He was of God physically and Spiritually.

       This is also why Eve is referred to as "the Mother of all living", for through her would come the Savior, Jesus Christ, and through Him all could live - eternally.  Many read that Eve was the mother of all living, and confuse it to mean that she was the first woman.  This is not so, actually, the word "Eve" in the Hebrew language means: "Mother of all living," the Bible interpreting it for you by saying "And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living." (Gen 3:20).  For Eve, and all other peoples could live eternal by the fruit of her womb, Jesus; hence it is written of Eve:  "...she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety" (1 Tim 2:13-15).

      All the names in the Bible have meanings, and in understanding the meanings of the names in their native languages, gives us deeper insight into what the meaning of certain verses are.  A Smith's Bible Dictionary will supply the meanings (translations) of every proper people and place name in the Bible. You can read a review of the Smith's Bible Dictionary in our Study Aids section section.

*Note: This study will not cover the differences between Cain and Able, but there is whole lot more to their story than you may have been taught. This topic is covered in great depth in the In-depth Bible study: "The Sin; What Really Happened In The Garden Of Eden?"

       Let's take a quick look at the verse that documents that Eve was taken from Adam, even though I'm sure we all know of the account:

Gen 2:21-23
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;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
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. (KJV)

       In the above, the words "a woman" has an Article.  For this woman above is la'ishaah but a woman in general is simply ishaah.  In other words this particular woman was made by God out of Adam, not that all women are made this way.   This is further strength to the argument that the sixth day and eight day creations were different, for in the sixth day we see that "...male and female created he them" (Gen 1:27) but here in the eighth day we see that "...the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman...." (Gen 2:22).

       And with the Articles and Particles shown, which are not visible in the English languages, we have: 

• "...the [the (particle)] rib, which the LORD God had taken from [the (Article)] man, made he a [the (Article)] woman...." (Gen 2:22). 
• Or, for more clarity it can be read in the English as: '...this rib, which the LORD God had taken from that man, made he this woman.' 

       Do you understand what I am trying to relay here?  This was a special event, no other woman was made from any other man by any other ribs.  Eve was from Adam, but all other women were created alongside the other men in the sixth day of God's Creation.  There is no way that this Genesis chapter two event regarding Eve can be construed as simply a further explanation of all the women being created in Genesis chapter one.  This is an entirely different event with it's own peculiarities.

Always search the Scriptures

       Many may tell you that we are just to believe what we are taught by man about God's Word (The Bible) and not to question the teacher/preacher because as they will say: "We just don't know why God did this ...or why God did that." This is what leads people into following false teachers. Blind faith is a tool of satan to mislead and deceive, for he may try to lead one into blindly following a lie.  Never feel bad about searching the scriptures to find Biblical documentation about anything you are taught, that's the reason God ensured that we would have the Holy Scriptures. Many people gave their very lives that you could sit down at the table and open the Word of God. You do open it don't you?  I know that YOU do because you are reading this study of the Bible; but not many do anymore.

       And would you not rather see a Bible teacher say to a student "I don't know the answer to that question", or "I cant document that in the Bible for you at this time", instead of him saying "We aren't supposed know that, ...just have faith brother, ...and believe what I am telling you".  The reason that I make mention of this is because many who read this may be beginning students, and as a new student you will undoubtedly run into many different so called Teachers, Scholars, Clergy, Theorists, self appointed Prophets, Seers . . . who will lay all kinds of bizarre theories on you.  My advice to you would be that if they (and you) cannot document it in God's Word (The Bible) then don't you believe it!!

       Be you not caught off guard, for there are indeed many out there, especially in this generation,  that will misinform, mislead, and deceive you regarding the true Word of God.  Some do it innocently out of their own ignorance of the Scriptures, some do it for your money, or some for their egos; and then perhaps the most dangerous of all, those who do it to purposely mislead you to the wicked one (satan).  Yes they are out there, and most of them claim to men of God.   After all, does the wolf in sheep's clothing ever tell the sheep that he is really a wolf?  Or does the sheep find out when it is much too late?  You know the answer.

       Now I know that in the beginning it is hard to understand the Bible, but it will get easier as you learn the methods and styles of its writings.  It was all inspired by one author you know - God - through the inspiration of His Holy Spirit through the Prophets and Apostles.  And yes, we are meant to understand it, as Jesus Christ Himself said in Mark 13:23 "But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things."  Wow, that's a lot!  And how did Jesus foretell us all things?  In the Bible of course, none of us was alive 2000 years ago to talk to Him in person.

       OK, back to our current study.  As stated, we will show the result of God's plan for Adam.  We now move approximately 4000 years to the future of Adam being formed.  We see an account of Jesus Christ, written by Apostle Paul, in the spring of the year 57 A.D.  This 1st Corinthians, chapter 15, verses 45-49 describing the fact that although we are born in the flesh like Adam was in, we will also be born of the Spirit through Jesus Christ (if of course, we accept Him).

Born from above - born again

       You read of this in the Bible as being born again, but the correct translation would be to be born from above. In the below verses the first man Adam is the Adam from the Garden of Eden, and the last Adam is Jesus Christ.  He was referred to as "the last Adam" for our benefit, so that we would have documentation that they are from the same "family" (blood line - genealogy), and that prophecy was fulfilled and therefore all prophecy in the Bible will be fulfilled exactly as it is written.  In this, we can believe all of the promises our Lord God has made to us in the written Word!

       You will also notice in the below verses, that I have pointed out two interesting selection of words by Apostle Paul.  Apostle Paul wrote the following verses, he wrote them in the Greek language, but he also knew the Hebrew language, as Hebrew was his native tongue. The words he used in regards to the first Adam, point to the definite fact that the Forming of Adam and the creating of everyone else were in fact two separate 'creation' events, and that 4000 years later these differences carry through in the scriptures.  As I have said, God gives us the truth and a means to document it if we search.

The first MAN, or the first man ADAM?

1 Corinthians 15:45-49

1 Corinthians 15:45-49

45 And so it is written, The first man Adam^*1was made^*2 a living soul; the last Adam^*3 was made a quickening spirit.

Embedded notes in Scripture (by #):
*1 The first man Adam = Adam from the Garden of Eden. This has the definite article; in other words it means: This Particular man ADAM; not mankind. In the Greek language of this New Testament scripture it is "ho prootos antroopos' Adam."
*2 was made = This is same expression used by the Septuagint (LXX) for the Hebrew Old Testament "forming" of Adam (Genesis 2:7).
*3 the last Adam = Jesus Christ.

       Many misinterpret that above verse to be saying that Adam was the very first man on the Earth.  It is not in any way saying that; what it is saying is that Adam was the first Adam who was a man, it will later go on to tell us that Jesus was the last Adam (not the last man).  So just as we saw in the Genesis account which we just studied, Adam was different from the general mass of mankind.  This present Scripture also helps to explain why Adam was different and why he was formed later than and after the rest of mankind.  Continuing our Scripture:

46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural^*1; and afterward that which is spiritual^*2.

*1 that which is natural = Adam from the Garden of Eden.
*2 that which is spiritual = Jesus Christ.

       Now the Scripture is focusing in on the differences between the first Adam and the last Adam, i.e., between Adam and Christ Jesus.  None of this Scripture was ever talking about the difference between Adam and mankind.

47 The first man ^*1is of the earth, earthy^*2: the second man ^*1is the Lord from heaven.

*1 The first man and the second man are referring to the first Adam and the last Adam spoken of in verse 45 above, i.e., Adam and Christ Jesus.  Many errantly read this and say "See, it says right there that Adam was the first man on the earth."  It does not at all say that.  It has nothing to do with the creation of human kind, it has to do with the salvation of the creation of mankind.
*2 This word "earthy" as it is used here and in verses [48 & 49] below, is translated from the Greek word: "choikos", and the noun of it: "chous" is the same word "dust" from which Adam was formed (Genesis 2:7) in the (LXX).  The peoples created on the sixth day are not said to be formed from the dust.  We are not told of what matter they were created of (if any).

48 As is the earthy^*1, such are they also that are earthy^*1: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy^*1, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. (KJV)

*1 earthy and heavenly:  This is the difference between Adam and Jesus.  While both are called Adams (the first and the Last Adams) one is a fallible carnal flesh man, and one is the Lord from Heaven in a flesh body. 

       Adam was first sent to help mankind be saved.  Out of his loins came a peculiar people and a company of Priests, i.e., Israel.  But Adam failed mankind before he even got started, for he failed God at the first, he violated the very commandment that God had given him.  So, 4000 years later God sent a Savior, in the person of Jesus Christ, to save mankind.  Jesus came from Adam's loins by genealogy.   Thus Jesus is here referred to as the last Adam, for He was the last in the plan of God for the salvation of mankind.

       That is the difference between the sixth day and the eighth day creation events.  The sixth was failed man, the eighth was formed especially to lead his fellow humans back to God; but he failed when he also fell to temptation and evil.  The last Adam (Christ Jesus) would not fail, nor be tempted, nor fall away, nor sin.

       Verse 49 above is a 'sister verse' to the often misunderstood scripture of (Jn 3:5). Many take the verse of (Jn 3:5) totally out of context and point to it as Jesus commanding that we be Baptized.  While we are to be baptized, this however simply is not what Jesus is saying HERE.

1 Corinthians 15:49
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. (KJV)

John 3:5
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (KJV)

Let's look a little deeper at the John 3:5 Scripture above:

John 3:5
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water^*1and of the Spirit^*2, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (KJV)

*1 a man be born of water = OK, now many will incorrectly assume that Jesus is talking about water Baptism here, He is not, He is talking about the water bag that we are all born and develop in of our mothers womb.  The Symbiotic Fluid in the Placenta.  You have all heard that before a woman gives birth, her 'water breaks?'  Jesus was explaining the human birth experience in a way that all could understand.
*2 of the Spirit = This is what some commonly refer to as being "Born again Christians," it means to accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, to believe upon Him and all that He did.  

Born from above

       As we see below, the term 'born again' would be better translated 'born from above'. 

John 3:3
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again^*1, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

*1 again = From above, a spiritual rebirth from God, in Jesus Christ, by the Power of the Holy Spirit. Below is the definition of the word 'again' as it is used here:

again: Greek word #509 anothen (an'-o-then); from NT:507; from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew: KJV - from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top.

       Below are three other verses that use this same Greek word anothen so that you may get a feel for It's meaning:

Mark 15:38
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top [anothen] to the bottom.  KJV

John 3:31
31 He that cometh from above [anothen] is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.  KJV

James 3:15
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above [anothen], but is earthly, sensual, devilish.  KJV
 

       Point made?  I trust so.  So let's close with a little synopsis:

(sixth day creation - wild animals of the field):  Gen 1:24
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. (KJV)

(sixth day creation - Mankind - both male and female, all races):  Gen 1:27
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. (KJV)

(Eighth day creation - adam):  Gen 2:5
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. (KJV)
Gen 2:7
7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (KJV) 

(Eighth day creation - domestic (farm) animals):  Gen 2:18-19
18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
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.

(where's eve?!?):  Gen 2:20
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.

(eve made from adam - finally!):  Gen 2:21-23
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;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
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. (KJV)

     The next Bible study in chronological order after this current one is: What was the REAl sin in the Garden of Eden?

     God bless you and your studies of His Word, in the name of the Messiah Jesus Christ.

     Below are some reader's questions and/or objections to this study.  In answering them we have been able to add further insight and shed greater light from the perfect Scriptures into the matter.  Seeing them will aid the reader further in this study.  See:

1. Racism - Is the teaching of the Biblical 6th and 8th day creations, racist?

2. Is "Christian Identity" & " British Israelism" teaching racist?

3. If Adam was Jesus' first ancestor, then where do the 6th day creation fit in?

4. Would Adam have lived forever?

5. Was Adam the first human?

6. Was all of mankind unfairly punished for Adam's sin?

7. Does the Bible speak of different races of people?  Who are the ethnos, and who are the Kings and Queens of them?  

8. 'Young Earth' disproven. Should Christians be afraid of Science? The Bible isn't!

9. Did Dr. E. W. Bullinger of the Companion Bible believe in the Eighth Day Creation?

Genesis 1:27

A Necessary Note on Genesis 1:27
(Especially to SCN students)

       There is dilemma of sorts here.  Not really a dilemma in the Scriptures, but a dilemma in the manner that we have taught them.  And I myself am guilty of this.  What I mean is that many (including us in the past) have placed so much emphasis on the 'eth haa-'aadam of Gen 2:7 that the matter becomes completely confused when we are met with an 'eth haa-'aadam here in Gen 1:27.

       This (the 'eth haa-'aadam in Gen 1:27) can only seen by reading from the manuscripts themselves (which we include a picture of the text below for you to share) because the Hebrew Article and Particles are not always evident in the English Bible.  In fact, the King James Bible leaves us high and dry here, for while in the Hebrew the word "man" in Gen 1:27 has BOTH the Article and the particle, the Bible prints it simply as "man" without even capitalizing it; i.e., "So God created man..." (Gen 1:27).  It doesn't even say "the man" whereby we may have been alerted to the Article.  So this is an error with many to blame.

       And many of the greats have made this error; Pastor Murray doesn't teach it, Bullinger omits it in his appendix #14 of the Companion Bible:  The Synonymous Words used for "Man" where he says:  

"[Adam] [w]ith the particle ('eth) in addition to the article it is very emphatic, and means self, very, this same, this very,. See Genesis 2:7 (first occurrence), 8,15." [You notice that Bullinger failed to mention Gen 1:27]

        But then in his footnotes in that same Companion Bible, for Gen 1:27 he says of this word "man":

"Here the Heb[rew] 'adam has the art[icle] and the demonstrative Heb[rew] 'eth [the particle], to indicate that the man Adam created in [Gen]2:7 was the man purposed here."

       Bullinger was wrong in his assumption that they were speaking of the same man, for he did not know of the two creation events, but he did notice the article and the particle here but omitted it in his above appendix.  So we are not alone in this confusion, but nevertheless, when one discovers that he has left something amiss, and that correction is needed, it is best to simply make the correction and move on.  No man is perfect.

       The Hebrew Particle is unrepresented in the English so that it does not appear in many transliterated works.  The Particle is an actual Strong's word and it's definition is as follows:

(The Particle): Hebrew word #:853 'eth (ayth); apparent contracted from [Hebrew word #]226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self, (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely): KJV - [as such unrepresented in English].

The different forms of the Hebrew word 'adaam
(Note: The Hebrew characters are reversed
from our English, and read right to left)

  'adam is man, any man, men, mankind.
  haa-'adam with Article is the man.
'eth haa-'adam with Art & Part. is this particular man.

I know that it seems like the definitions are 'splitting hairs,' but it is much easier to understand these words and their different meanings and weights & values  when viewing them in a Scripture:

Gen 1:26-27
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. KJV

Gen 2:7
7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.  KJV

       Because of the way that we and others have taught it, it has come to mean in the students mind that 'eth haa Aadam is like Adam's proper full name or something, like my name is Nick Goggin.  But this is not the case.  'eth haa Aadam does not mean Mr. Adam Eden.  While the man Adam from the Garden of Eden may be properly called 'eth haa Aadam, it does not mean that it is his proper name.

     Literally, 'eth haa Aadam, means This same man (that particular being spoken of).  So that:

in Gen 2:7 we know that "This same man" is talking about the one that the Lord God formed in the Garden of Eden;

however, and but, the 'eth haa Aadam "This same man" in Gen 1:27 is speaking of the male of the species who was created in the image of God (which is male - all angels and God are male - there is no female form in a spiritual body).  This can be seen by carefully reading the Scripture:

Gen 1:26-27
26 And God ['Elohiym] said, Let us make man ['adaam] in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God  ['Elohiym] created man  ['eth haa-'adaam] in his own image, in the image of God ['Elohiym] created he him; male and female created he them. KJV

       In other words "in the image of God created he him" (the male), but "male and female created he them" (i.e., not in the image of 'Elohiym, but that both male and female were created at the same time). 

In other words, indeed man (male) was created in the image of 'Elohiym (God), but the female, while being fully human and a created human being, was not in the image of the 'Elohiym. 

In other words, God created the male whom He created, in his image; but the female that He created, He did not create in his image; i.e., women do not look like the angels, nor like God, nor like Jesus, for those were all male forms, and the women are female forms.  Woman was created for this age so that the Sons of God (the angels) could be born into the flesh of our world (age).  Males do not wombs.  In Heaven all will be in male forms once again.

       I wonder if I am getting my point across?  If I am then you will be thinking to yourself how perfect the Word of God is, for it differentiates things that we don't even know are there (i.e., that females, while indeed being created by God, and blessed (vs. 28), are simply not in His image). 

       And that is no big mystery, for was not Jesus a male, circumcised on the eighth day, and yet He told His Disciples that when they saw Him they had seen God; i.e., God is male when in the flesh.  Don't feel bad women, for even Eve was not in God's image but was rather taken from Adam.  It boggles the mind to imagine how many other hidden truths are right there in the open within the Scriptures!

John 14:9
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? KJV

Luke 2:22-27
22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
23(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;
...27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, [circumcision]  KJV

       This will be much easier to understand for someone who is just learning of this, for those who have had the 'eth haa Aadam pounded into their heads as just about being as though the title was tantamount to being 'Mr. Adam Eden' must first unlearn the misconception before being able to relearn the clarity of the matter.  We apologize for any contribution to the confusion that we may have caused in the past by over emphasizing the value of 'eth haa-Adam in the Scripture of Gen 2:7 without explaining the occurrence of the term in Gen 1:27.  But we are happy to rectify it with the grace of God.  Also, there are over three-hundred pages on this site and it could perchance be that this is not clearly brought out in some other place.  This document takes precedence over any other discussion on the matter here on our site.

The 'eth haa Aadam of Genesis 1:27 & 2:7

Gen 1:27 - "So God created man...." (KJV)

Gen 2:7 - "And the LORD God formed man...."  (KJV)

Source: INTERLINEAR TRANSLITERATED BIBLE Copyright ©1994 by Biblesoft. All rights reserved. OLD TESTAMENT: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Copyright ©1967/77, 1983  Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft Stuttgart. Used by permission.

       In both of the above we see Adam with BOTH the Article and the Particle.  The Particle and Article in Gen 1:27 is to denote that the man (the male of the species) is made in the image of 'Elohiym (God) unlike the female;