Adam

**Adam**, known in Enoch as the **Great Father**, was the first human to have consciousness, along with his wife Lilith. He is considered in Christian mythology as the first human to be created by God and that he resided in the Garden of Eden until he was expelled for eating the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

## History

After Yahweh gave humanity his soul and went to Mount Tsafon to rest, humans began to become aware of themselves and the world around them. The first man (or one of the first, there is controversy) to demonstrate this awareness was named Adam, followed by his wife Lilith. With the idea of ​​preserving them from the dangers of the world, Metatron, the First Angel, charged with protecting the Earth and its inhabitants, decided to create a sanctuary in the Fertile Crescent and surrounded it with golden bars. Known as the Garden of Eden, the two humans lived isolated from their current communities, but surrounded by exotic species of plants and animals. The waters of the garden granted immortality, however their lands made them infertile, as Metatron believed that humans were good by nature, but life in society corrupted them.

### In the Garden

At a certain period of time, Adam and Lilith began to argue in Metatron's absence, mainly because Adam did not want to allow his wife to stand over him in the sexual act. Upon hearing the report, the First Angel took the man's side and decided to expel Lilith from the Garden, choosing another more docile and obedient partner, the young Eve.

During one of his days in the Garden, Adam was hunting in its pastures when he saw a gazelle running by a river. As he threw his spear and hit the animal, he approached to deliver the final blow, but hesitated when he saw that the gazelle was pregnant. The man then gave up on slaughtering his prey and began to cry, thinking of the act he was about to do, when Metatron materialized at his side. The First Angel questioned the reason for Adam's sadness and dictated to him one more rule: not to slaughter an animal that is about to give birth. After healing the gazelle, Metatron watched Adam return to his tent with Eve.

Because of Metatron's interference in the affairs of the Seven Heavens, Lucifer decided to attack the First Angel at his weakest point: humanity. The Morning Star sent his most loyal Seraphim, Samael, disguised as a serpent to the Garden and told the couple some truths, as Eve was not the first wife and that the two were held captive by Metatron. The two decided to question the First Angel about these facts and, as the damage was already done, he decided to let the two out of the garden, with only one piece of advice: "Don't trust any winged being and praise only the human race."

### Founding Nod

Outside the Garden lands, Adam and Eve could finally have children. The first of them, Cain, had founded the city of Enoch after his father had unified the tribes of the Near East in the region of Nod. After a while, the couple had another child, known as Seth. For thousands of years, the bloodline of Adam, known as the Great Father in Enoch, ruled over the Beauty Giant, both by Cain and by Seth.

When the Great Flood came, Noah, son of King Lamech and descendant of Adam, were protected in an ark and began to rebuild civilization when the waters receded, keeping Adam's lineage alive.

## Characteristics

Little is known about Adam or what he was like throughout his life. Theories say that he is considered the first man to become aware of himself and the world. While he was in the Garden of Eden, he had shown mercy to a pregnant gazelle, drawing Metatron's attention for his selfless act. Nevertheless, the First Man had caused Lilith's expulsion for wanting to be on top of him during sex. Adam had drunk from the waters of its rivers, becoming virtually immortal, although it is unknown if he survived the Flood.

In the modern days, Adam is considered by Abrahamic religions as the first man created by God, followed by his wife, the first woman, Eve. The two were banished from Eden, according to the holy scriptures, for eating the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and becoming aware of malicious things.

## Trivia

* Adam is a word of Hebrew origin that means "Man", portraying his history as the first man.
* By drinking the waters of Eden, Adam had become immortal, but his children, like Cain and Seth, and their descendants inherited a fraction of that power, being able to live for thousands of years.
	+ Methusael, great-great-grandson of Cain and descendant of Adam, for example, lived for 432 years until he was murdered by his cousins.
* Although Cain and Seth exist in the Sphorverse, Abel was not mentioned in Adam's story, so it is unknown if he ever existed.