The Mystery of Adam: Biblical Gender Equality Based on the Common Origin of Male and Female

How many people still believe that the first human being was a man? If the Bible shows that the first earth creature God created was male and female, and the woman was formed from the side not the rib, then biblical gender equality has to be accepted as a fact and the subordination of women needs to be acknowledged as the result of sin.

The original Hebrew word which was translated as rib is sela. An accurate translation of this word should be side. Because the first woman was formed from t...