WOMEN

    

melodyh_s 2014

      The Book of Genesis opens describing the dawn of time. After a good environment was made, God created man. It says in Genesis 2:7, “The Lord God formed man from the dust of the earth. He blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.” This is an account for the creation of Adam. However, it is soon evident to God that Adam is in need of company, for in Genesis 2:18, “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for man to be alone; I will make a fitting helper for him.” Now there is a particular account for the creation of the first woman, Eve. Genesis 2: 21-22 says, “He [The Lord God] took one of his [Adam’s] ribs and closed up the flesh at that spot. And the Lord God fashioned the rib that He had taken from the man into the woman.” The Hebrew word from which the translated word “fashioned” comes, has a dual meaning. It means, literally, “to build,” but it also implies the verb “to understand,” (Strong, LL.D, S.T.D.). The implication here is that women were built with more of a capacity for understanding.