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Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם, Arabic: آدم, Syriac: ܐܵܕ݂ܵܡ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis, the Qur'an and the Kitáb-i-Íqán. According to the creation myth of Abrahamic religions, he is the first human. In the Genesis creation narratives, he was created by Yahweh-Elohim ("Yahweh-God", the god of Israel), though the term "adam" can refer to both the first individual person, as well as to the general creation of humankind. Christian churches differ on how they view Adam's subsequent behavior (often called the Fall of man), and to the consequences that those actions had on the rest of humanity. Christian and Jewish teachings sometimes hold Adam and Eve (the first woman) to a different level of responsibility for the Fall, though Islamic teaching holds both equally responsible. In addition, Islam holds that Adam was eventually forgiven, while Christianity holds that redemption occurred only later through the sacrifice of God's son, Jesus Christ. Bahá'í Faith, Islam and some Christian denominations consider Adam to be the first Prophet.
Count Adam Stefan Zamoyski (born 11 January 1949) is a historian and a member of the ancient Zamoyski family of Polish nobility.
Zamoyski was born in New York City, but was raised in England and was educated at Downside School and The Queen's College, Oxford. He is a freelance historian and author of over a dozen books, including a history of Poland and an account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812. He was Chairman of the Management Board of the Princes Czartoryski Foundation from 2008 but was voted out by the Full Foundation's Council on 12 July 2011 and he has nothing more to do with the Foundation. On 16 June 2001 he married the artist Emma Sergeant.