So according to Genesis was man and woman created at the same time, or at different times?

Question

It seems contradictory to me.
Genesis 1:27
(The first man and woman were created simultaneously.)
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 2:18-22
(The man was created first, then the animals, then the woman from the man's rib.)
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them.... And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

Answer 1

There is a myth, a legend that explains this and makes a lot of sense, but of course it did not make it in the bible.

You ever hear of Lilith? she was created at the sme time as Adam, and was equal to Adam, but refused to submit to Adam.

Either she left and went out on her own or she was kicked out, i am not that familiar with the myth, but she is demonized by Christians just like anything else they can't control.

Anywy if interest google Lilith and many sites will pop up.

Either the bible has many errors in it and contradictions and this is a contradiction, or the Lilith myth may not be myth at all.

Answer 2

Wow. My answer would be ummm let me think NO. Woman was created as a companion for man, without which man would not be complete. Every separate human being has a soul. If you think so lowly of women, maybe you have known some sorry ones- this is unfortunate. Many women distrust men as well, but that doesn't make them all bad. Any creature that God took time to create should be respected. Read the bible with your heart, not your mind- and leave behind these strange imaginings that don't even begin to be a good theory.

Answer 3

You are correct, there are two conflicting accounts of the Creation. The first version, called the Elohist version, gives the creation in the more well-known order (the six day creation); the Yahwist version (so named because God is called "YHWH" in it, the reason for the all-caps "LORD" - if you look, you'll notice the absence of the all-caps "LORD" in the first chapter). The Yahwist version begins at Genesis 2:4b and also states that plants were made after man because "there was no man to till the soil". Animals were made to be companions for man, but none were suitable, so woman was created. The first version states man was made to rule over the animals.

The first version implies that men and women were made in some unknown number, whereas the second implies that Adam and Eve were the only humans created.

Answer 4

The first chapter of Genesis is a forward, wetting your appetite for what comes next.
Jehovah created Adam first, gave him a job to do. That was to name all of the animals that God cause to come forth.
When that was done, Jehovah caused a deep sleep to come over Adam; he took the rib and formed Eve.
Also Jehovah preformed the first marriage, right there in the Garden of Eden and we also read how appreciative Adam was for his complement.
So please, when Jehovah’s Witnesses contact you, ask for a free home bible study.
You will be amazed at what you will learn from the bible.

Answer 5

OK, I know what you're getting at. Unlike some people, I can see through to the actual question.

There's an issue as to the whole Lilith/Eve thing. Male and female he created them...and then, there's just the male. Where did the "female he created" go?

According to Jewish folklore/religious thought, there was a woman named Lilith (yes, the one on Cheers/Frasier was named Lilith). She didn't show the proper respect in some way, or she was too horny, or she was a devil woman...something was wrong with her.

So she got banished and had sex with a bunch of demons and had a bunch of demon babies.

So then, Adam was alone, and God made Eve, and...the story goes on from there.

There are some discrepancies in Genesis, and though it's a good story...don't pick it apart too much, because it falls apart upon dissection.

It's a metaphor. It doesn't cover every angle and it's not perfect. Get what you can out of it and just try to ignore the parts that don't make sense.

Hmmmm, that sounds like religion in general!

Answer 6

Have you ever read a book where there was a summary at the beginning and then an explanation next. I find it funny how most people cannot read farther than the first couple of chapters in the Bible, and then think they have the damning evidence that it is false.

You said the key words when you said: "It seems contradictory to me." A feeling or an observtion are not always the best routes to interpretation. Next time try starting in Matthew.

Answer 7

The story was written by Mosses in the wilderness from a word of mouth story that had been handed down for 2,513 years.
When you consider that he did pretty good.
But Adam exclamed "{At Last, bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh this one will be called women.
indicating he waited some time. This gave the guy the edge.
See he knew the garden and could tell her all about it.
Guys love that, "This is my place baby let me show you around."

Answer 8

If I had to justify the Bible, I would have to say that the 2nd passage is still true. The 1st passage would only be referring to man's image after everyone has already been created (it doesn't explicitly say that Eve was created at the same time as Adam).

Answer 9

The animals were created first, then man, and then woman--but NOT from Adam's rib. This is based on a mistranslation from the original Hebrew. The story goes that woman was created from Adam's SIDE. Therefore, men and women are two halves, and when you find your bashert (soulmate) the two halves are joined together and your soul is fulfilled.

Answer 10

If you can recall in the book of Genesis, before man was created, he also created other living things as well. Look for the key words like: "now this time" That makes a statement that God had created before