The first three Chapters of Genesis are some of the most analyzed text in the history of the world, and rightly so. The largest and most central question to humanity has been and still is "Where did we come from?" These chapters propose one of the many theories, and is one of the more popular ones, especially among Americans. This story starts out with God creating light and dark, then the Earth, then the animals, and finally man. God is particularly pleased with his creation of man, and decides to then form a woman. He names the man Adam, and the woman Eve. Once he has created all of the universe, God rests. Subsequently, Adam and Eve are tricked into sinning against God by Satan in snake form, and they are banished, damning generation of humans for generations to come. This is one of the most important stories in the Old Testament of the Bible, and has always been involved in much debate and controversy.
My origins are basic (not to be confused with the new "cool kid" variant of the word). I was born in Lexington, and I have lived here ever since. As far back as I know, my family comes from Whales, meaning that I indeed am the next Gareth Bale (soccer). I'm as Kentuckian and white as anyone can really be. I come from a long line of Christians, and I too identify myself as a follower of Christ. Thus, I am connected to the first three chapters of Genesis by virtue of my faith. To me, the story of the Garden of Eden contains the answer to the question of human creation, making it essential to my understanding of other big questions, like the meaning of my life.
One interesting variant of this story is that there was a creature similar to humans, a female, that God created first, but then, when the Bible was translated into other languages, the story was altered by men, afraid that women would use the real story to gain social and political power.
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