2006-07-06 12:51:11 · 17 answers · asked by prettycat 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe that's a fable ... there's no way in my logic that we ALL came from two people on earth.
Here's a little trivia for you: In Hebrew legend, Adam had an earlier wife named Lilith, who argued with Adam, disappeared, and was replaced by Eve...
2006-07-06 12:54:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's down to opinion. You could argue many ways-
If you believe the story to be literal, you could say He did it so that man and woman would be physically as well as spiritually be connected, and resultingly, sex would be a metaphor for the 'rejoining' of the flesh- making one of two, as it was before.
If you believe in the bible, but believe the story to be a metaphor, then you might say that the image of God creating Eve out of Adam's rib could be a symbol of how women were viewed back in the days when the bible was written- they were lesser, and inferior to men. It could also signify the relation to sex in a biblical manner, although in this instance both the story and the relating connection to sex are metaphorical. You could also say it simply means that woman was made after man, and the idea of woman was concieved from the man that already existed.
Then, if you don't believe in the bible you could say it's all hogwash, and that it's a culttural thing (once again men being placed over women), you could say it is a story told in a simplified manner, so that children can be told the story without too many questions.
2006-07-06 13:09:04 · answer #2 · answered by Felix Q 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck, God had it wrong - woman probably created the man.
In animal world, a female is more essential to the species than the male. Those that produce assexually, dont need different species. And in one, everyone is a female. When a male is needed, some females develop male organs to impregnate others.
2006-07-06 12:57:32 · answer #3 · answered by sebekhoteph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that Adam actually had a first wife that was also made of dust....and she left Eden. God then made Eve out of Adam's rib so that she would be subserviant.
2006-07-06 13:01:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because Adam make no bones about having a companion, by the way to my knowledge Adam was God first physical experience in the material World. .
2006-07-06 12:57:06 · answer #5 · answered by paradiseemperatorbluepinguin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God made woman inferior in every way.(eg men are stronger mentally and physically ) . we do not question why ... its just the way it is... and if people don't believe in the rib theory.. then why is it that man has both chromosomes (x and y) and woman only have xx >>> its because woman was made from man
2006-07-06 13:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because ribs protect the life organs in you body that are important for survival. and thats exactly what a woman does. Protects.
2006-07-06 12:55:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because we're special and God didn't want us to be made out of dirt like Adam was. He made us out of a much stronger material.
2006-07-06 12:56:37 · answer #8 · answered by bachlava_9 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was the only spare part we had no use for...So he made something beautiful sexy and smart....which ticked men off for many years since all we had were 2 heads...none of which seem to work together :)
2006-07-06 12:55:33 · answer #9 · answered by jaydragon0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god created Adam from soil to remind him of his origin and that he will be oneday burried under this soil..and created her wife from his body to remind all women that their shelter will be nothg than their husbands
2006-07-06 12:58:40 · answer #10 · answered by mahboub T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋