It’s tenuous I grant you. M. Gaster, Ph. The story of Lilith originated in the ancient Near East,where a wilderness spirit known as the “dark maid” appears in the Sumerian myth “The descent of Inanna” (circa 3000 BCE). For clear allusions to Adam and Eve we have to wait until Ben Sira, in the early second century BCE, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. God punishes them, harshly, with Eve getting painful childbirth and submission to her husband, and a life of hard work for Adam. There is also a circle in the center of the symbol for Utu which looks like a hub. The Priestly account describes the creation of an androgyne – a creature that was both male and female (Genesis Rabbah 8:1, Leviticus Rabbah 14:1). Since their sin, every other person born after them were plunged into rebellion against God’s order. Adam probably went about his business, serving God, and utilizing his new management position; but. Regardless, it was disobedient because, It was because of his affection for Eve and because of his desire to do that which he thought was best for, was crucial here; not the addition of one’s own “two cents worth.” Adam wanted to show love, to her - and that’s exactly what happened. When Adam is not here, the Serpent will look after Paradise. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Adam - Eve's husband - begat Cain! Serpent Now to Have Conversation with Eve, As we recall, the heavenly angel Sammael “rode atop of” the terrestrial Serpent (i.e. The similarities are where the men in both stories can tell the woman what to do. (London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1991), 173. the Nephilim), as well as the Serpent. (Rochester, Vermont: Bear & Company, 1996), 151. , Chap. The Babylonian Talmud is considered a very holy book by most Christians. [77] Because his soul was given to. Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. Again, why? Why would that be? Paul argues for family order because of Adam and Eve (1 Corinthians 11:8–12). 363. process of making a house, a home. This surely could have been willed, at least in some degree, to. Atrahasis: "When the gods, instead of man, did the work, bore the loads, the gods' load was too great. We may soon begin to see how the, could actually equate to a person’s use of their, of Adam was something special, as well; but it was not the same as our world, , today. With all of this knowledge at hand, we see that it might really be a. No content of this article or of mysterybabylon.com may be reproduced, duplicated, given away. How then did they come to this opinion except by careful deception. Iðunn is a Norse fertility goddess who has a box of apples that confer immortality  – in other words, stars and starfields and knowledge of the stars. Akkadians knew of the story of the temptation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. , Homily 12, http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/anderson/commentaries/ChrGen.html (accessed Jan. Barhebraeus’ Scholia on the Old Testament Part I: Genesis - II Samuel, , Translation and Collation 6b 7, trans. (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1963), 124. , http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligence. …(the) Lord said unto the angels: Lo! 100% Upvoted. of Adam to their world, in the opinion of. The fifth chapter includes a Lilith with a new twist— as Adam’s first wife, before Eve, who left Eden because she refused to be treated as Adam’s inferior. We recall, there may have been a number of ancient symbols which could have. Although Cain was a child of Eve, could he possibly have had the genetic make up of someone else - an upset and complaining angelic being, now Still another might feel like they are going through a living, to the next? report. The journey of Adam and Eve Steven Greenblatt’s cultural road trip is a compelling, all-encompassing story of myth, theology and belief From magazine issue : 16 September 2017 ( Log Out /  This can only mean none other than the World Tree, which features in all the mythologies of the world and which confers immortality on those who journey up and down it – in other words, the shamans. But as has been pointed out before, Adam was created perfecly by God, and walked with God, so I think it would be safe to draw the conclusion that Adam was literate, and passed that knowledge on to his descendants. The second seal is known as the Adam and Eve Seal. I’ve described myself previously as a sort of story archaeologist – someone who digs underneath the story mats of the wandering troubadours and tale-tellers of old to find the original myths. In fact, almost every action taken by a, , for example. Right, I’ll get the hoover out! In the Babylonian myth, the serpent, Ningishzida, is a friend to Adapa who helps him in his search for immortality. Adam received her" "as his wife, and 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." Franz. The brightest star of the Virgo constellation is called Spica, which, although translating to “Ear of Wheat” in Greek, is actually an ancient euphemism for “vagina” or “furrow” in Sumerian. Copyright 2015, Brett T., All Rights Reserved. WHO WERE “ADAM” AND “EVE”? Earnest A. Wallis Budge, M. A., http://www. Another reference appears in a tablet from the seventh century BCE found at Arslan Tash, Syria which contains the inscription: “O flyer in a dark chamber, go away at once, O Lili!”Lilith later made her way into Israelite tradition, possibly even into the Bible. They suffered the natural and eternal consequences of their actions, however, bringing about mortality, fertility, and cognizance of Good and Evil. will become much more prevalent and important as time goes on. Fall of Man, some 1,500 years or more before the Hebrews heard of it. Adam and Eve in Babylonian Literature is an article from The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, Volume 15. As Sammael governed, ! Or they may be both women. hide. Similarly, the Harlot’s offering of the bread and wine eventually lead to Enkidu being “enlightened” of the good and evil that exists in the world, when previously, he had only the instinct to survive. garden, and only certain individuals were allowed in. Nimrod's doctrines and rituals of worship thus became known as the religion of Babylon, or Biblically, "Mystery Babylon." Adam became represented by the sun god and Eve by the rosette. The Real Adam and Eve. So I believe that this cylinder seal gives us a big clue to the meaning of a original story on the carpet before it was inverted into some sort of nonsense morality tale to underpin the command and control mechanisms of the Abrahamic religion. Sometimes, “new” thoughts, look into what might have really happened “in the. “The seal depicts two seated figures, a tree, and a serpent. From there, Nimrod's religion spread into Egypt, India, China, and later to all other parts of the world. So while it’s difficult to be precise about what the original Mesopotamian star story meant, I think we can hazard an educated guess that it was about the importance of sacred sex rites to the fertility of not just the planet, but beyond that. ( Wikipedia) Note: Ancient Sumerian translations were taken from William Bramley’s book, The Gods of Eden . Who would be the first individual to feel “superiority” over, . The Book of Legends (Sefer Ha-Aggadah): Legends of the Talmud and. This, could also mean “the ability to govern and, , here. Among these is the Temptation Seal, found among ancient Babylonian [clay] tablets, and presently in the British Museum…" (Riss). Now, did she really, to such a physical place; or, could it be that she fell, or, ,” or sorts, inside her mind? References. [71] It wasn’t necessarily how much information Adam had, or his, red, or blood, in his face - when it was time for him to feel embarrassed. [51] Since the Serpent felt much the, Like the angels, Adam, at first, was said to have radiated “, , around the time of the Creation of Genesis, this “light” may be, ; because angels can also be viewed as “a spiritual. Failure to do so is only when the name of the originator is unable to be found. These negative thoughts apparently began, whether or not to follow God. In 1898 Professor Jastrow (1861-1921) of the University of Pennsylvania made such a proposal and similar conclusions were reached as well by Professor Skinner (died 1925) in 1910 of Westminster College, Cambridge, England. The Archetypal or Heavenly Man (Adam Qadmon . Please see the Disclaimer, Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. Scholars believe that Genesis was part of a body of myths that were compiled and edited by scribes who lived from about the time of King Hezekiah to that of Ezra the Scribe, and which were based on those stories that were verbally transmitted not only by their own ancestors but also by the Egyptians, Babylonians, and others. The History of al-Tabari - Volume I: General Introduction and From the Creation to the Flood. Eating the apple expose Adam and Eve to the good and evil that exists in the world. (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1956), 73, 88; St. Chrysostom. Ancient interpreters of the Bible often tried to, , failing to explain how a snake could use his vocal. The Legend of Lilith: Adam’s First Wife. Sort by. , 1.19.15 (Oxford: University Press, 2007), 197. , 1.19.2 (Oxford: University Press, 2007), 196. Were stories of Adam and Eve and the Tower of Babel local Canaanite myths? The cuneiform inscriptions relating to the Babylonian legend of the Creation and Fall of Man, which have been discovered by English archæologists, are not, however, complete. The word for the stars in ancient Greek was “melon” – and they used the same word, melon, for fruit. Maybe some. Eve, we’re told, merely meant ‘helper to man’. This. connotations associated with them. The Adam and Eve myth has been regarded as Babylonian in Origin, but if we consider the serpent and the tree of life as the key part of the myth, it appears to be much earlier. In “Genesis”, Eve offered Adam the apple from the forbidden tree and Adam ate it. (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1964), , 3, http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/pro/index.htm. Every effort is made to ensure pictures are attributed copyright wherever possible. In Adam and Eve woman are created to please the men as where Enkidu and Shamhat woman are different from men but yet still treated equally. God loved them, as they were made in his image, and wanted them to procreate and enjoy the beautiful, sinless world he had just created, full of light, plants, and animals (cite). D. (London: The Royal Asiatic Society, , 21, http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/anderson/commentaries/Amb.html (accessed Jan. 12, 2011); John, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Genesis. (New York: Whittier Books, Inc., 1957), 21. , Translation and Collation, Folio 6a 28, trans. In, These “spiritual” qualities in dust weren’t the only thing about Adam that was different. Eventually this idea of a “First Eve” was combined with legends of female “lillu” demons, who were believed to stalk men in their sleep and prey upon women and children. and in such disobedience (one) found misery. Disclaimer, Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. In some representations of the rosette there is a dark circle credited as a seed. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In the Babylonian myth, the serpent, Ningishzida, is a friend to Adapa who helps him in his search for immortality. According to the British Museum, the seal shows a common scene found on seals from the twenty-third and twenty-second centuries BC: a seated male figure (identified by his head-dress of horns as a god) facing a female worshipper. one self,” or “to think unworthy of.”[35] These angels were about to let their pride overflow, for all to see. This, obviously, seemed to be the way God wanted individuals in this, , get the better of him; nor did he allow those to obstruct, towards his God. It has characteristics of calmness, clemency, endurance. Cain, in the Bible (Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament), firstborn son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16). The date palm and snake between them may merely be symbolic of fertility.”. angel, assigned by God, to carry out judg-. , 1.22.77 (Oxford: University Press, 2007), 218. , Chapter 44(6), trans. Also, the deified person with a special headdress could have been Van, and the person on the left Adam. "…as you have beguiled me I will certainly make (vices) alluring to them on earth, "…you being put out of the land of good Paradise and I being put, Most of the angels around understood their role, and would bow down to Adam's authority. Adam may have had to forward this information to Eve; way. n the Welsh language, garden = gardd, guard = gwarchod and guardian = gwarcheidwadd. [106] This was the Serpent’s opportunity to drive a, So, from man's rib God creates this rational being, and in his inventive wisdom he makes it complete and, like Adam; hence the reason for His choice of. transmitted or resold in any form without prior written permission from the author. The Babylonian state retained the written Semitic Akkadian language for offi cial use. "Hi, I'm Adam, Garden of Eden, he/him," Adam is supposed to have said when he first laid eyes on Eve. Be the first to share what you think! WHO WERE “ADAM” AND “EVE”? "In terms of character, Utu/Shamash is the Light that All Sees, and thus regarded as a god of truth, justice, and right. of Adam and Eve. In other words, if one person says that they are, mean more, back in ancient times. Adam and Eve were created by God in the Garden of Eden, then a snake tricked Eve into eating an apple, then Eve tricked Adam, then God kicked them both out and they roamed the land. Some would stubbornly use their, …happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God…. of the Garden of Eden get all of his knowledge from? , 76 (New York: Shocken Books,.1992), 19. . Adam (to make sure he “drove his point home”) told, . Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. That includes you and every other human being you know. This alleged holy book has within it the most satanic plot against humanity in any religion. According to the theory of a "First Eve," Genesis 1 refers to Adam’s first wife, while Genesis 2 refers to Eve, who was Adam’s second wife. One important (and, probably lost), of a particular being! Then there’s there’s the Babylonian Ishtar and also Iðunn, pronounced Idun (Garden of Idun anybody?). Learn how your comment data is processed. Fertility is key to Sovereignty, and Sovereignty is key to fertility. We’ve already seen that, although “inferior” in some aspects, Adam’s composition, could have provided some unique mental qualities to him, such as, Clay is not inferior to fire. , apparently, came out of the heavenly realm. It’s tenuous I grant you. Adam 'adam (Hebrew) [from 'adam to be red, ruddy] Used in Genesis for man, original mankind; the Qabbalah enumerates four Adams. And God blessed them. Fire is violent, hasty, and it burns... is the “disposition to be merciful,” or to be “moderate (in the) the severity of, …soil (an earthly element) is more beneficial and better than fire, as in the soil there are qualities of, of the earth could have different qualities to their, in thought and action. The Babylon Bee is Your Trusted Source For Christian News Satire. There is surprisingly little reference to this story in the remainder of the Hebrew Bible, although there are several allusions to the garden of Eden as a place of remarkable fertility. Lilith, by John Collier, 1887. It will come as a surprise to many to learn that angels inhabited this earth before the creation of man. And yet most have never seen one or read one. (Berkeley, California: Oracle Research Publishing, 2005), ; Johann Andreas Eisenmenger. Possibly, the angelic “fire” was represented by the addition of certain, to their thoughts, as well! Hence, in this account man is created first and woman is created last. In the Welsh language, garden = gardd, guard = gwarchod and guardian = gwarcheidwadd. The serpent, in ancient times, had a great deal of symbolism. It seems the color could also symbolize depression, despair, or the like. A problem with our putting together our “puzzle” lies with that, either, elements to a lot of this ancient symbolism (such as one’s “descent to the underworld”). This creature was then split into a man and a woman in the … Review by Galen Weitkamp. Abraham to the Exile Abraham: 2165 BC — 1990 BC (Genesis 11:26; 25:8) Here Adam had been hiding in plain sight. God told Adam not to eat of the Tree; simple. Opinions vary on the similarities between this creation story and the biblical story of Adam and Eve in Eden. best . Opinions vary on the similarities between this creation story and the biblical story of Adam and Eve in Eden. The Garden of Eden (Hebrew: גַּן־עֵדֶן ‎ – gan-ʿḖḏen), also called the Terrestrial Paradise, or simply Paradise, is the biblical "Garden of God" described in the Book of Genesis and the Book of Ezekiel. …in the grey dawn of history there were men who possessed the knowledge of God. eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. [17] The serpent symbol was, . (Karachi, Pakistan: Darul Ishaat, 2006), 110. Sammael, the, could be prone to act with a lot of emotions, passions, or be apt to, elements to the Garden of Eden story, as well. (Northvale, N. J.: Jason Aronson, Inc., 2002), 3. , www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perseverance, accessed 10/17/2013. The One who gave man intelligence gave it to the serpent as well. The first version of Creation actually referred to Adam’s first wife, a 'first Eve.' This is the secret (or mystery) of the holy language, that a serpent is a seraph, ) means “higher being.” Some serpents could have been blessed enough to be of, angel; unlike the heavenly Sammael. ( Log Out /  with what they had that made all the difference! It seems clear, …the color of the wicked was like bottom of a pot on account of the wickedness of their doings…, …then God sent him (Adam)… down to earth with blackened face…, ” which invaded his heart and mind. Legends of the Patriarchs and Prophets and Other Old Testament Characters, Blood & Seed: What Really Happened in Eden. Adam and Eve didn't sin. Had he passed the difficult test of not eating of the Tree of Knowledge, the ultimate purpose of Creation would have been achieved — the triumph of Good over Evil — and the splendor of the Messianic age would have been ushered in. . Top image: Sumerian chaos monster and sun god. Martin. Adam & Eve, Enkidu & Shamhat are very similar, but yet there is a great difference between the two. Top image: Sumerian chaos monster and sun god. Martin, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1998), 113; The Book of Jubillees, The Traditions of the Jews, Contained in the Talmud and Other Mystical Writings. (New York: Whittier Books, Inc., 1957), 11; St. Ambrose, , 21, http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/anderson/. According to Wikipedia: “The seal depicts two seated figures, a tree, and a serpent. Wouldn’t that be, the Paradise of the Garden of Eden. It wasn’t necessarily the color of, about things, and looked at things, is what. References. So this water serpent is obviously guarding a garden of apples or stars in the vicinity of the constellation of Virgo. I think that Adam and Eve were originally a god and goddess of fertility rites like the ones depicted on the cylinder, which, if we go by the fertility rites of the Mystery Groves of ancient Eleusis, always took place on the autumn equinox at the time of Virgo. [13] All of, ,” because he would be one of those primarily responsible for poison-, As we know, there was probably more than one serpent around at this time. Plain as that. Tower of Babel, in biblical literature, structure built in the land of Shinar (Babylonia) some time after the Deluge.The story of its construction, given in Genesis 11:1–9, appears to be an attempt to explain the existence of diverse human languages. This seal depicts "a naked man and a naked woman, walking as if utterly down-cast and broken-hearted, followed by a serpent. [1] The common term for fathering a child in the Bible is begat. , for example, provided a majority of this information on this previous. to express spiritual concepts, or points-of-view, in their artwork -, ” move back and forth between two worlds - the natural and supernatural. Shaman, hermeticist and author of books teaching the star Mysteries, Earth magic and sacred sexuality - all available worldwide on Amazon. (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1964), 85. He called her Eve, because she was the mother of" all living. It only makes sense that the Jewish Adam and Eve story sprang from Sumerian myth. Ultimately, it allowed for, as well, the perversion of the, The reason God wanted Adam and Eve to do at least, work was that, obviously, it must have been, The ideal existence for man is not idle enjoyment, but easy and pleasant work…, If, after all, he (Adam) had been relieved of all need to work, he would have fallen a victim to great, have been questionable elements in their world, …the reason why God planted the Garden of Eden, in which to isolate Adam and Eve, so that they. Well, ancient myths are stories that contain allegories and metaphors for cosmological truths that our ancestors wrote in the stars, and everyone north of the equator looked up at the same stars. (Babylonian) language means "the seed of the woman." We now can, reasons why the ancients probably associated Adam (and, eventually the Serpent) with, : it can become extremely hot; it can easily, also have this strange, “spiritual” significance to it, like, ? God may have even intend-, also may have begun to develop. Let’s look more at how Sammael (i.e. Fast forward to modern times, when people are no longer taught the real meanings of these star stories, or the importance of what they represent, and we find others – Death Cult initiates with evil in their hearts – who pull up just a handful of the carpet’s silken threads and twist them into a whole new narrative which they use to serve their own war-like agendas. [9] He was no ordinary Cherub, how-, ;” one who had “grim and destructive duties.” He was also known as, (God and His angels speaking)… we established him (Sammael) in command of all. , simply, is defined as, “to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn,” “consider. This Bible Timeline accurately dates the creation of Adam and Eve, Noah’s Ark, Joseph in Egypt, the Exodus, Kings of Israel, the Babylonian captivity, and the 70 … (London: Darussalam, 2003), 17-18, 25; David Max Eichhorn. The result was Adam and Eve, a religion with a god and not a goddess and a religion where man ruled all. We recall in our last section how Adam and the sun probably, of the Holy One, and the orb of the sun for the, way (as in its warmth and life-giving properties). . (New York: Whittier Books, Inc., 1957), 17. The Greek myths also featured a Garden of the Hesperides that contained an orchard of golden apples (melons or stars) which was guarded by a wise or wily serpent. (Cirencester, England: Dianthus Publishing Limited, 1988), 65. Maybe there, something unsavory, or downright evil, on the outside, left over from our previous world. But I don’t think we can rule out a linguistic link between Norse and Celtic with a garden and a guardian who is guarding a garden, if only because the words sounds quite similar. Merely? ( Wikipedia) Note: Ancient Sumerian translations were taken from William Bramley’s book, The Gods of Eden . .”[56] In other words, Adam had this same brightness as the angels; and, being on this same “level” as them, at least in these regards. M. Gaster, Ph. (The American Biblical Institute of Holy Land Studies, 2010), The Chronicles of Jerahmeel (The Hebrew Bible Historiale). It’s some strange, “spiritual” way of looking at the way, ways. The water serpent Hydra obviously gets his name from “hydro” which meant “water” in ancient Greek, and more water is represented by the chalice, or Crater, which appears to be riding on the back of Hydra. (Rochester, Vermont: Bear & Company, 1996), 261. The Babylonian exile and Judaism If most of the Bible was formed during the Babylonian exile, what did the early Israelites have in terms of mythology? I explain much more about sacred sex rites and Sovereignty in my book The Sacred Sex Rites of Ishtar, and then go into more detail about these star teachings of the Mysteries in Stories in the Stars. [33] From envy comes scorn. Babylonian Creation Myth. Adam and Adapa: Two Anthropological characters . Lilith's story seems to have been invented to reconcile the different creation myths of Genesis chapters 1 and 2. It's very possible that the story of creation could have been passed on through very few steps. Those who study Egyptian hieroglyphics have concluded that the name of the Egyptian goddess Isis was pronounced ‘eesa’. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Cain, a farmer, became enraged when the Lord accepted the offering of his brother Abel, a shepherd, in preference to his own.He murdered Abel and was banished by the Lord from the settled country. (Posted 12 April 2011) One of the major scenes in the novel The Last King of Babylon www.lastkingofbabylon.com is the performance of the AKITU festival when the entire Babylonian creation epic the ENUMA 'ALISH was recited out loud and acted out by actors and actresses supported by massive choirs and orchestras. Paul attaches the origin of sin in the world to Eve (1 Timothy 2:13–14). no comments yet. God knew what would happen if Adam and Eve eat from the tree, and specifically told them not to. (Redirected from Temptation seal) The Adam and Eve cylinder seal, also known as the ' Temptation seal' is a small stone cylinder of Post- Akkadian origin, dating from about 2200 to 2100 BCE. Said Satan… "entering into paradise shalt place me near to those two lumps of clay that are. The Lost World of Adam and Eve: A Response. (British Museum, No. There was said to be at, We see evidence of this in the Garden of Eden: considering any possibility of an upstart in their establish-. , 1, http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/pro/index.htm. There is also a Tree of Life in Genesis and we’re told that this would have made Adam and Eve immortal. The Rabbis view Eve, the first woman, as embodying the qualities of all women, and of femininity in general. Through Adam’s sin, death came into the world (Romans 5:12). Similarly, the Harlot’s offering of the bread and wine eventually lead to Enkidu being “enlightened” of the good and evil that exists in the world, when previously, he had only the instinct to survive. All writings in this blog are copyright the author, unless otherwise stated. Also, the deified person with a special headdress could have been Van, and the person on the left Adam. ?” This sure sounds like a distaining comment to for someone to make! EN.KI and NIN.HUR.SAG then created KHAWA or TI.TI, who would later be known as Eve. The house is not functioning as a home until everything is moved in and functioning well. Adam and Eve, according to the creation myths of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.The story of Adam and Eve is central to the belief that God created human beings to live in a paradise on earth, although they fell away from that state and formed the present world full of … It seemed there may have been two major angelic players of the world before Adam; leaders, actually. 0 comments. So Adam created on earth with Breath from above. That is, the generative power which he infused in them, that is their blessing. (New York: Whittier Books, Inc., 1957), 14. by Ariela Pelaia. Were stories of Adam and Eve and the Tower of Babel local Canaanite myths? And this rebellion is also the reason we die today. Enlil and Ninlil are essentially the Babylonian origin of Adam and Lilith (or Adam and Eve) and their banishment is comparative to Adam and Eve's banishment from the Garden of Eden. Lilith is a figure in Jewish mythology and folklore. There are two ways of looking at this parallel. The attitude of, , God had more in store for His special formation. Merely a symbol of fertility? Lilith: Jewish Folklore of the Babylonian Talmud. (Karachi, Pakistan: Darul Ishaat, 2006), 102; The History of al-Tabari - Volume I: General Intro-. Adam and Eve died because of the fall, but the fall didn’t just affect them. What do these mean? the Garden, as well. ADAM AND EVE IN BABYLONIAN LITERATURE 195 to the biblical Adam. Hugo Odeberg (New York: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1973). This. Although experts deny it now, the two persons may well have been 'Adam and Eve. 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