Judaism is guided by the Bible's Old Testament, which is referred to as the Hebrew Bible. Within the Hebrew Bible, God is described in both masculine and feminine terms, which is supported by the Book of Genesis, the book that represents the beginning of man. In Genesis 1:27, the book states "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." Scholars performing analysis on this scripture have theorized that God created man with dual gender. In other words, Ada

The Hebrew Bible describes women in both negative and positive lights. The negative portrayal began with Eve, the first person on earth to sin. In Genesis 3, Eve breaks God's commandment by eating from the tree of knowledge and later she influences Adam to commit the same sin as well. Although the Hebrew Bible portrays women as seductresses and even prostitutes, it also depicts women as strong leaders that contributed a great deal to the early beginnings of life on earth. In Exodus, Miriam-the sister of Moses-and her mother worked together so that Moses could survive his infancy. After the Israelite journey across the Red Sea-led by the brother she protected-Miriam led the women in the dance of triumph and victory. Another example of the positive portrayal of women in the Hebrew Bible is in Judges 4: 4-14, which establishes that one of the Judges was a woman named Deborah. In the Book of Esther, Esther-a Jewish women who becomes the queen of Ahasuerus-saves her people from obliteration. It should be noted that out of the 55 prophets in the bible, seven are women. Although the Hebrew Bible mentions more men than women, the role women played is too great to be overlooked.

m-the first man created by God-was formed with what is traditionally identified as male and female characteristics. It is not until Genesis 2:22 that God uses one of Adam's ribs to create Eve-the first woman formed by God. Thus, man and woman became separate individuals with their own individual traits. Because God created man in his (or her) own image, it is reasonable to believe that God is both male and female. As previously mentioned, within Judaism, women are considered separate but equal to their m

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