Adam's Story
A painting of God forming Adam from the dust of the ground

Adam's Story · Event 1 of 12

God Forms Adam from the Dust

In the Garden

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2 accounts of this passage

Genesis 2:4–7

4These are the accounts of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 5there were no wild plants or crops growing yet, because the LORD God hadn't sent rain, and there was no one to work the ground. 6But a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. 7Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

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Up nextPlaced in the Garden of EdenGenesis 2:8–17

About this event

What happened?

The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Genesis 1 tells how God made people in his own image, male and female, and blessed them.

Who is here?

  • The LORD God

Where this fits

Event 1 of 4 in In the Garden: God forms Adam from the dust, places him in Eden, and makes Eve to be with him.

Good to know

Genesis 1 and 2 describe the making of people in two ways. Chapter 1 tells it as part of the six days of creation. Chapter 2 gives more detail, with the man made first and then the woman. Christians differ on how to read these chapters.

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After thisPlaced in the Garden of EdenGenesis 2:8–17

Adam's Story