Biblical Characters
The Resume
(January 6, 3761 BC- )
Mentioned in the Book of Genesis and the Qur'an
Adam was made in God's own image on the sixth day
Temporarily resided in the Garden of Eden
Took up farming after leaving Eden
Their story is the basis for Creationism
Parents of Cain, Abel, and Seth
Why they might be annoying
They probably didn't exist.
In the Qur'an, Eve is simply referred to as Adam's wife.
Homophobes always point out that they're not Adam and Steve.
Some believe in them rather than the theory of evolution.
For some reason, God apparently let them skip childhood.
Many Renaissance artists insisted on depicting them with fig leaves over their genitalia.
They gave into Satan's temptation to eat forbidden fruit off the tree of knowledge.
For this act, God cast them out of the Garden of Eden.
In some versions of the story, the pair ate forbidden wheat.
Their son, Cain, went on to kill his brother, Abel.
They didn't have belly buttons.
They committed the original sin and because of that we are in a lot of trouble.
Why they might not be annoying
All of us are related to them.
They got screwed over for eating a lousy apple.
They engaged in the first human sexual activities (and a lot of other firsts).
Adam was probably the most giving husband in history, sacrificing his rib to create Eve.
The human larynx is usually called the 'Adam's apple,' because it was thought the fruit Adam ate became stuck in his throat.
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