Adapa was a Babylonian mythical figure who unknowingly refused the gift of immortality. The story is first attested in the Kassite period (14th century BCE).The story of Adap and the Food of Life has many parallels to the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis. Some consider it to be the basis for Adam and Eve.
Adapa was a Babylonian mythical figure who unknowingly refused the gift of immortality. The story is first attested in the Kassite period (14th century BCE).The story of Adap and the Food of Life has many parallels to the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis. Some consider it to be the basis for Adam and Eve.
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