The Yahwist account of creation story speaks of the creation of man and woman. With the complex narrative of "Adam and Eve" there comes opinions from many on the true meaning of what is told. But what is told is difficult to unravel. It is understood the answer, though, lies in the text. With various examples, there are many beginnings present in the story. It is apparent the true meaning of the creation story is in the attempt to try to answer the questions of life.
A lot of questions are raised in response to the creation story of "Adam and Eve", as would any story that attempts to answer questions of life. "Where did man come from?" is a major question asked and the story of creation is written to deal with it. In the story it is answered with, .
when no plant was yet in the earth and no herb had sprung up-for the Lord God had not caused it to rain and there was no man to till the ground then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being (Gen. 2:5-7). .
And the origin of woman is answered in the passage, "So the lord god caused a deep sleep on Adam and took one of his ribs and fashioned it into a woman- (Gen. 2:21-22). .
What makes these passages also important is the use of eroticism to make its point. .
More questions dealing with "why" are answered within this account, most notably: "Why is there pain for a woman during childbirth?" and "Why is woman second to man?". Obviously the passages that shed light on these two queries also offer insight on the author's .
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sex. First, when God confronts the three (The Serpent, Eve, and Adam) he says to Eve, "I shall greatly multiply your pain during childbearing your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you" (Gen. 2:16). Those two lines help answer more questions of life, but it is what occurred prior to the sayings that are intriguing.