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Genesis 1 line 27 explain for Genesis 2 line 22 explain

Do you mean this verse: 22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. God took the rib of Adam and then took the DNA of that human and made another human but this time a woman.

Please explain Genesis 1 line 27 and Genesis 2 line 22 thanks

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Not much to explain here. God looks like us. He looks human. Image means picture or a model. Two arms, two legs and etc.

Cheryl. Genesis 1:27 declares that God created man first & did so in His Own Image. That is, this new creation had all of God's attributes (holiness, love, joy, peace, etc.) yet someone who had flesh - unlike God, Who is Spirit. I'm not a Hebrew scholar by any means but from my research into this portion of the Bible, I see the following: The word for Mankind in Hebrew (the original writing of the Old Testament) is, Ha-Adam. So, the first man's name Adam, means 'mankind' (in general).

Then in Genesis 2:22, God noticing that man was alone & wandering around aimlessly (2:18), decided to make another human to be his companion in life & a help to him (2:18). So from a part taken from Adam (his rib), God created another human being & Adam named her 'Woman'. In Hebrew, 'woman' is 'ishshah'.

In Genesis 2:23, we read that Adam named this new creation, Woman, as she came out of man (i.e. made from his body). Now the Hebrew changes as it allows for not mankind, but for the dual genders. The Hebrew then for this man Adam becomes 'ish' and for 'out of man' is 'ishshah'. So we have 'ish' (man) & 'ishshah' (woman, or one coming out of man).

Genesis 2:24: "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." Adam could never fully enjoy or identify with the other of God's creation (animals) as they were unlike him. But once, Ishshah was made, he knew that this was special/different, one he could be at one with for procreation, companionship, care & dependency. Then in Genesis 3:20, Ish changes the name of Ishshah & now calls her 'Chavvah', which means 'Eve', because she would be the mother of all living.

Chris has a Greek explanation for this.

I was taught that: there is MAN

And WOMAN means, MAN WITH A WOMB

Explore the website and find the Commentary BOX. You'll like that.

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