He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.†
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 5:2 in context
Genesis 5:1–5
1
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God’s likeness.
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He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.†
3
Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
4
The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.
5
All the days that Adam lived were nine hundred thirty years, then he died.
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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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