text: if we came from adam and eve, where did hominids come from? "hominid" refers to members of the family of humans, hominidae, which consists of all species on our side of the last common ancestor of humans and living apes. the story of adam and eve is not supposed to be understood as strictly historical or scientific. it is a religious story which has a spiritual meaning. let's not understand it literally. besides, spiritual matters are not scientific.