“Adam”

Alan C. Miner

In Lehi’s discussion of the Fall to his son Jacob, “Adam” is mentioned (2 Nephi 2:19). According to Arthur Bailey, in Hebrew, Adam, means “man” or “mankind”; the scriptures provide the following meanings of the name--“first man” (D&C 84:16), “man” (Moses 1:34), and “first father” (Abraham 1:3), all denoting his historical role as the grand progenitor of the entire human family. Michael, meaning “who is like God” (Bible Dictionary, s.v. “Michael”), is also identified as the archangel (see D&C 29:“26). [Arthur A. Bailey, ”What Modern Revelation Teaches About Adam," in The Ensign, January 1998, p. 27]

2 Nephi 2:19 Adam and Eve … were driven out of the Garden of Eden ([Illustration] Leaving the Garden of Eden. Artist: Joseph Brickey. [LDS Church, The Ensign, January 1998, p. 17]

2 Nephi 2:19 Adam and Eve ([Illustration] Chart: A Latter-Day Saint View of Adam. [Arthur A. Bailey, “What Modern Revelation Teaches About Adam,” in The Ensign, January 1998, pp. 20-27

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