What language did Adam and Eve speak?

[Breathe]

One English teacher taught that Hebrew is a very comprehensive language.
Since God created the gift of language it would seem logical to me God would choose a comprehensive language.

What does that even mean? "A very comprehensive language"?
Is English not comprehensive?
Is it not very comprehensive?
Is it less comprehensive than English?

What about Chinese, Welsh, Japanese, Hindi?

Arabic? Aramaic? Coptic?

 

[Jainarayan]

If two people can communicate and understand each other, the language is as comprehensive as it needs to be. No language is more 'advanced' or 'primitive' than another. All human languages work.

 

[jasonwill2]

Enochian! The supposed language of angels.

Enochian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Caladan]

Since it is said that the garden of Eden was between the two rivers of Mesopotamia, they evidently spoke Sumerian!

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

From wiki ...

The text of the Genesis garden-story is surrounded by uncertainties. Notable among them are: (1) whether the word "eden" means a steppe or plain, or instead means "delight" or some similar term; (2) whether the garden was in the east of Eden, or Eden itself was in the east, or whether "east" is not the correct word at all and the Hebrew means the garden was "of old"; (3) whether the river in Genesis 2:10 "follows from" or "rises in" Eden, and the relationship, if any, of the four rivers to each other; and (4) whether Cush, where one of the four rivers flows, means Ethiopia (in Africa) or Elam (just east of Mesopotamia).

So, as I said: Basque.

 

[ForeverFaithful]

Guys God speak English obviously just look at John 3:16, what language is that in the Authorized King James Version, It is English, All the Prophets including Moses spoke English (read your Bible) and so did Jesus and everyone in first century Israel

So I don't understand why people insist on speaking Foreign when it is obvious English is the original language

 

[Pegg]

Guys God speak English obviously just look at John 3:16, what language is that in the Authorized King James Version, It is English, All the Prophets including Moses spoke English (read your Bible) and so did Jesus and everyone in first century Israel

So I don't understand why people insist on speaking Foreign when it is obvious English is the original language

lol,

 

[John Boanerges]

"Primitive Hebrew"

Do a search for "Noah language" and you'll find a good link titled Hebrew Language Origin.

 

[sojourner]

From wiki ...So, as I said: Basque.

I'm thinking Esperanto...

 

[Breathe]

"Primitive Hebrew"

Do a search for "Noah language" and you'll find a good link titled Hebrew Language Origin.

Not even Proto-Semitic?
So Arabic, Aramaic, etc already existed when they were in the garden?

 

[Shuddhasattva]

Didn't read the thread because the answer is obvious.

Klingon.

 

[Disciple of Christ]

I think the bigger questions are what is language? How did they come about ? What purpose do they serve, if any?

 

[Gjallarhorn]

I think the bigger questions are what is language? How did they come about ? What purpose do they serve, if any?

..."What purpose does language serve, if any?"

 

[Disciple of Christ]

..."What purpose does language serve, if any?"

No disrespect intended here, you seem to be trying to convey information through the use of written language yet still have not answered the question of how language came about in the first place.

 

[Gjallarhorn]

No disrespect intended here, you seem to be trying to convey information through the use of written language yet still have not answered the question of how language came about in the first place.

I'm sorry. Your ignorance of the purpose of language caught me off-guard.

Here's a couple theories and hypotheses on it:
Origin of language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Disciple of Christ]

I'm sorry. Your ignorance of the purpose of language caught me off-guard.

Here's a couple theories and hypotheses on it:
Origin of language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I understand the definition of language just fine. The question is what is the source of languge? Where did it eminate from?

 

[Gjallarhorn]

I understand the definition of language just fine. The question is what is the source of languge? Where did it eminate from?

Natural processes, unless you believe a divine creator also bestowed language on other animals such as cetaceans, bees, birds, prairie dogs...

 

[Shuddhasattva]

No disrespect intended here, you seem to be trying to convey information through the use of written language yet still have not answered the question of how language came about in the first place.

Wait, what?!

Last I checked, one does not need a theoretical or academic understanding or belief about why language came about to be able to gainfully use it.

Whereas... how do you reconcile saying the above, yet asking a question like:

What purpose do they serve, if any?

Through the use of language?

 

[Disciple of Christ]

Natural processes, unless you believe a divine creator also bestowed language on other animals such as cetaceans, bees, birds, prairie dogs...

I would agree that by the definition of language that is generally accepted we would need to ask ourselves if animals communicate through use of language. If they can not then I would think this would be the premise showing that huamns are distinct from animals and would jead us to ask the question, Why?

 

[Gjallarhorn]

I would agree that by the definition of language that is generally accepted we would need to ask ourselves if animals communicate through use of language. If they can not then I would think this would be the premise showing that huamns are distinct from animals and would jead us to ask the question, Why?

Animal language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia