Did Eve come from Adam's "Rib"

[warrior12]

So, I saw a video where the speaker said that the translation for the word "Rib" from Hebrew is incorrect, and that a "side" of Adam was taken to create Eve or something to that effect. Have you ever heard of that story before . 

See this article here. 

https://weekly.israelbiblecenter.com/eve-come-adams-rib/

 

[Jayne]

I've heard something like that before.

The Hebrew word is צֵלָע  - pronounced tsey - law'.  It is used 41 times in the King James Version: side (19x), chamber (11x), boards (2x), corners (2x), rib (2x), another (1x), beams (1x), halting (1x), leaves (1x), planks (1x).

I don't have a problem with rib or side.

[SACREDWARRIOR]

Hello,

 YES the actual word means "SIDE" but rib is an acceptable translation  .

THE BATTLE RAGES TIL THE LION ROARS!!,

 Clarence

[FJK]

What difference would it make in the meaning of the scripture either way?

Seems to me that it would have the same meaning with either word unless someone was trying to split meanings based on how the English words could be used, not the Hebrew ones.

FWIW, English is just one of the foreign languages the scripture of the Bible has been translated into.

[AdHoc]

18 hours ago, warrior12 said:

So, I saw a video where the speaker said that the translation for the word "Rib" from Hebrew is incorrect, and that a "side" of Adam was taken to create Eve or something to that effect. Have you ever heard of that story before . 

See this article here. 

https://weekly.israelbiblecenter.com/eve-come-adams-rib/

 

Despite the majority use of "side" in other scriptures, I'd still go with "rib". It is says "ONE of his ribs - and then closed the flesh thereof". If "side" is used it creates a difficulty. How can you take  one of Adam's sides and still close up the flesh. But there is a deeper meaning to the matter. Adam observed afterwards;

 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

This is crucial to a fact of resurrection and Christ's Body. In Luke 24:39 there is no BLOOD.

39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

The Bones and flesh are contrasted with blood. A normal living man is "flesh and BLOOD", because the blood that has the life in it. In resurrection, what will keep us alive is eternal life - not blood. Blood is also the vehicle that carries Adam's sin-nature and is passed on from man to man because God made all men "of ONE BLOOD" (Acts.17:26). In resurrection we will have bodies like Christ, flesh and BONE - but no blood. And because Eve is picture of the Church we are partakers of Christ in resurrection, but NOT his shed blood. Christ's blood remain exclusive to Him and is SHED - NOT SHARED. Ephesians 5:30 says;

30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

BUT NOT HIS BLOOD!

[warrior12]

Actually, I should make a correction here. The speaker in the videos said that Adam was literally cut in half and Eve was created from it.  So, the message that was being portrayed, was that God imaged himself male and female.  She was making the point, that women are not a small portion of man , but half and half .    She also said that God did not send a helper in Eve, but a warrior.   She also said the word rib is not there and that is what caught my attention, as I always read and know it to be that God took a rib, hence my intrigue.   

Guess I learn something here and that side is also used in some translation too.  

Where I mentioned in the opening  post about the side, is from the article that I read (see opening post) where it gave an explanation of the Hebrew word for rib, and the  meaning  of the different ways it can be used.

I looked at the video again and realized my mistake .

Genesis 2

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

 

²¹ And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs or a part of his side and closed up the [place with] flesh.

[Worship Warriors]

I've read your article and do agree with it.

In Genesis, when God created Adam, he created him both male and female. In another words the first man had both the male and female DNA.

Then God took the female DNA from Adam and created eve.

In marriage the two half ( male and female) becomes joined as one again.

Marriage is not 2 people being joined together but it is 2 half being joined together. That's why they become one

[Dennis1209]

I preface the following by saying my memory may be deficient and might be wrong.

I recall someone theorizing it could have been a portion of one of the floating ribs. It was said the two floating ribs were the only ribs that would grow back if not completely removed. If true, that is interesting.

[kwikphilly]

Splitting Adam in half to make Eve just has my head spinning- so what,Adam was in half then?

I've no problem with translating the Hebrew to " side" or to " rib"....I see no big difference and as @Adhoc mentioned-there becomes problems with " one of" Adam's sides.... his entire comment was well thought out imo

Fact of the matter is thst Eve was Made from a part of Adam,bone of his bone & flesh of his flesh.... and Adam was Created from the earth,ground,clay..... is that the important part or is God's Breath of Life ?Because without God's Breath we'd just be another tree or a frog

With love in Christ,Kwik

[Neighbor]

3 hours ago, Worship Warriors said:

Marriage is not 2 people being joined together but it is 2 half being joined together. That's why they become one

Wouldn't that make Paul less than a whole person, as well as every single ( Unmarried) person on earth? All being a bunch of half persons running around, yet Paul wished all could be as he was.

Two becoming one is a melding, a melding that requires much willing sacrifice by each whole individual in order that they not become separate yet again. That does not make them halves each. They are melded whole entities, twofors or two for one, not a half loaf each.