People, Places, Dates, and Background

The purpose of this page is to provide a resource for people seeking short descriptions of people, places, dates, or other background materials to he Bible.

People

Pentateuch

Creation to the Flood

Adam

The first man. God created Adam on the sixth day as described in Genesis 1:26. God identified Adam's need for a helper in Genesis 2:18. Adam sinned and fell in Genesis 3.

Eve

The first woman. Eve was created in Genesis 2:22. Eve sinned and fall in Genesis 3.

Cain

The first son of Adam and Eve, Cain was born in Genesis 4:1. Cain brought offerings of the fruit of the ground to the Lord instead of the animal offerings that God had apparently commanded. Anger over God's respect for his younger brother's offering and rejection of his offering led Cain to kill his younger brother Abel. Cain was spared the death penalty and settled in the land of Nod.

Abel

The second son of Adam and Eve. Abel offered an acceptable offering to God. Cain killed Abel in Genesis 4:8.

Seth

The third son of Adam and Eve, Seth was born in Genesis 4:19. Through Seth was the line of Messiah.