Although the Torah mentions that He created man and woman on the sixth day, our collective story truly begins with Adam—making him, for us, the first man. About the Author Born in Guatemala in 1956.

He has become known as “Y-chromosomal Adam”. This Adam was not the first man, or the only man, from his time to contribute to modern human DNA. It is just that, by chance, his Y chromosome was the ...

He is the first person to have a relationship with God, and he is the father of the diverse human family. In Islam, Adam is considered a prophet, a designation that means something a bit different ...