The First Twelve Hours Of Adam's Life

Targum Jonathan on Genesis 4:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

And Adam knew Hava his wife, who had desired the Angel; and she conceived, and bare Kain; and she said, I have acquired a man, the Angel of the Lord.

Themes

Creation Angels Heaven Hell Adam Eve Soul Judgment

Original Sources

Targum Pseudo-Yonathan on Genesis 4:1
Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 1:52
The Book of Jubilees 4:1
B. Sanhedrin 38b
Genesis Rabbah 22:3
Leviticus Rabbah 29:1
Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer 21
Pesikta Rabbati 46:2
Midrash Tanhuma, Bereshit 25
Midrash Tehillim, 92:2
Midrash Tanhuma-Yelammedenu, Pekudei 3.

Biblical References

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Life of Adam and EveSatanael Refuses to Bow Before AdamSatanael refused to bow. The Life of Adam and Eve imagines the scene on the sixth day of creation. God has formed Adam, breathed life into him, and placed him b Life of Adam and EveGod Descends Into The GardenThe bite taken. The realization dawning. But what happened next? The familiar reading skips ahead to the consequences, the exile, the shame. In Penitence of Ada Legends of the JewsThe First Things CreatedOur tradition offers some pretty wild and wondrous answers! In Legends of the Jews, that incredible compilation of rabbinic lore by Louis Ginzberg, two thousand Legends of the JewsThe First DayIn Legends of the Jews, on day one, God brought forth ten things. ten fundamental aspects of existence all popping into being at once. That's a lot to unpack! T Legends of the JewsThe Angels And The Creation Of ManIn Legends of the Jews, which draws on a vast ocean of midrashic (rabbinic interpretive commentary) and Talmudic sources, God, in His infinite wisdom, didn't ju Legends of the JewsThe Soul Of ManIn Legends of the Jews, a collection of fascinating rabbinic stories compiled by Louis Ginzberg, God’s care in forming our physical bodies is nothing compared t