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Adam (Heb., ‘man’), In W. tradition, the first human being. According to the first creation account in Genesis, Adam was created in the image of God (1. 27) on the final day of creation. In Genesis 2, he is said to have been made from the dust of the earth (Heb.,
adamah, ‘earth’) and to have become a living
soul after God had breathed into him (2. 7) As a result of disobedience God punished them by evicting them from the Garden of
Eden and condemning the man to toil for his living (Genesis 2. 5–3. 24). Despite the punishment, Judaism does not understand the
fall of Adam as having created a radical fault, as does Christianity, requiring the second Adam (i.e.,
Christ) to deal with the fault and its effects. The ‘fall’ is a fall upwards, into new opportunities of action and knowledge.
In Islam, Adam is not only the first human being but the first
prophet, entrusted by
Allāh with a message for humankind. Allāh is said to have made a
covenant with Adam and with his descendants (7. 172), and he is thus in a special sense the father of all humankind.
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Adams puts Rae Carruth at shooting in 911 tape.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/3/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...gunshot wounds last year, a frantic Cherica Adams told emergency workers Rae Carruth was at the scene of the attack and drove away. Adams, eight months' pregnant with Carruth...was involved in her Nov. 16 shooting. Adams told the dispatcher Carruth was driving...
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Adams, USA: The family name endures on Quincy's streets
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 5/16/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...back roads from Quincy to Boston, you can follow Adams Street past the Adams National Historical Park to East Milton Square, over...Dorchester. You can spend a night at the Best Western Adams Inn, buy or sell a house through the Abigail Adams...
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Adams just might have been the ticket
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Mike Vandermause Adams just might have been the ticket By MIKE...February 1, 2001 Defensive tackle Sam Adams was on his way to Green Bay to sign a free...contract with the Packers last April. Adams, a former first-round draft choice...
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Adams family values ; Descendants of two presidents hold dear a legacy intertwined with the nation's past
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/2/2008; ; 700+ words
; As a teenager, Rett McKay Adams loved to sit in the chair in which President John Adams died and wear the founding father's glasses...rangers sweating," he said of his visits to the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy. "I touched...
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Adams Bank's Buyers Renegotiate Deal
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/3/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...than it originally offered for Abigail Adams National Bancorp Inc. so that it can afford...holding company, which runs District-based Adams National Bank. National Bancshares originally...However, it revised its offer after the Adams board, which opposed its bid, adopted...
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Adams goes acoustic with road-written songs.(Preview)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...Union For nearly three decades, Bryan Adams has been a steady presence on the American...studio CDs and several live releases. But Adams' next run of U.S. dates - including...performer. It just seemed like a good idea, Adams said of the solo tour behind his new disc...
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Adams's Vow: No Service Cuts In Montgomery
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/4/1994; ; 700+ words
; Bruce T. Adams, an eight-year veteran of the Montgomery...s elected county executive this fall. Adams, a Democrat from Bethesda, gave the administration...good services and excellent schools," Adams told Washington Post reporters and editors...
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Adams National Bank Feud Elicits Sexism From an Unlikely Quarter
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/12/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...stake in their institution, directors of Adams National Bank have resorted to sexism...plan as an assault on gains by women, Adams National's directors contend New York's Citibank will destroy Adams's mission by selling Citibank's majority...
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Adams, in New York limelight, asks for US help on peace
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/2/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...tie, his beard neatly trimmed, Gerry Adams looked more like a genial academic than...visa from the Clinton administration, Adams, head of Sinn Fein, arrived in the United...by the British and Irish governments. Adams called for the Clinton administration...
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Henry Adams, Sleuth
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/17/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...believable, of a few weeks in the life of Henry Adams, the historian and memoirist. It is set...was critical both for that city and for Adams himself: for Paris because a scandal over...threatened to bring down the government, for Adams because he was in a long period of emotional...
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Adams, John Quincy
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY John Quincy Adams was more than just the sixth president of the United States. He...Hill. He was the son of the nation's second president, john adams. And he was a successful diplomat. Chosen president by the House...
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Adams, Ryan
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ryan Adams Singer, songwriter For the Record …...country-rock legend Gram Parsons, Ryan Adams has been the darling of the alternative...since the mid-1990s. “ Ryan Adams is quite possibly the single musician most...
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Randall Adams Trial: 1977
Book article from: Great American Trials
Randall Adams Trial: 1977 Defendant: Randall Dale Adams Crime Charged: Murder Chief Defense Lawyers: Edith James...Guilty Sentence: Death SIGNIFICANCE: The tragedy of Randall Adams, recorded in the movie, The Thin Blue Line, represents...
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Adams, Eddie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Eddie Adams Eddie Adams (1933 – 2004) is best known for his Pulitzer prize –...Vietcong prisoner during the Vietnam War. The accomplishment established Adams early in his career as one of the United States' foremost photojournalists...
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Adams, Oleta 19(?)(?)–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Oleta Adams 19(?)(?) – Vocalist, pianist...singer in and around Kansas City, Oleta Adams captured America ’ s musical heart...versatile talent with classical training, Adams honed her craft during her long apprenticeship...
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