Adam was to have been the creature who was to reign over the entire earth as God’s appointed surrogate. But he was supposed to have remembered that God was the ultimate decision maker and ruler. By acquiescing to the rule of his Creator, Adam would have sanctified all earthly existence. Adam was charged with one mitzvah, and his task was to serve God directly by keeping it.
Chavah [Eve], on the other hand, was created in a different manner than was Adam. She was specifically created as an ezer kenegdo—literally, a “help against him.” God did not directly command her to keep the mitzvah that was given to Adam. (Adam transmitted the command to her.) Rather, she was designated to have two specific roles.
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Author: Lisa Aiken
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Bible reference(s): Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:16, 1 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Timothy 2:13-14, 1 Peter 3:1-6
Source: Women as Redeemers of the Jewish People, pp. 44-45.
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