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Were there any people before Adam and Eve?In: Creation |
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We do not know who was the first person to live, but it was long before the time attributed to Adam and Eve.
Humans evolved around two million years ago in Africa and our primitive ancestors gradually migrated to Europe, Asia and elsewhere. There is ample evidence of this process and skeletal remains of a large number of primitive individuals have been found and dated scientifically. For this reason, many Jews and Christians do not believe that the story of Adam and Eve needs to be taken literally.
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One could interpret the story of Adam and Eve (the first man and woman) as being the first to know good from evil (eating from the tree of knowledge between good and evil).
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The bible pretty clearly says that Adam was created to tend to the garden in Eden. Eve was made to be his helper and companion.
Before Adam and Eve's story was told, God created men and women in his image and told them to replenish the earth and multiply. These instructions were not given to Adam and Eve. Nor does the bible say anything about Adam being the first person on earth.
I think it's pretty clear that there were people before or at least at the same time as Adam and Eve.
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