Why Did God Take Adam’s SIDE? The Hebrew Word Behind Genesis 2:21
The Hebrew word tsela, traditionally translated as “rib,” is more accurately defined as side, side-chamber, or board in biblical architecture, such as the sides of the Tabernacle or Ark of the Covenant. In Genesis 2:21, God took one of Adam’s sides and built (using the Hebrew verb banah) a woman from it, rather than molding her from clay or taking a single small bone.
Key theological and linguistic implications include:
- Equality and Companionship: Creating Eve from Adam’s side, rather than his head or foot, signifies she was neither to dominate him nor be subservient to him, but to stand beside him as an equal partner.
- Construction Imagery: The text states God “closed up” (sagar) the place with flesh, a term also used for closing city gates or doors, implying a structural completion of Adam’s body.
- Original Wholeness: Some interpretations suggest the primordial human (ha’adam) was originally double-sided or androgynous, and God separated the two sides to create man (ish) and woman (ishah).
What Does The KJV Bible Say?
In Genesis 2:21, the King James Version (KJV) states: “And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof.”
While the KJV uses the English word “rib,” the original Hebrew word is צֵלָע (tsela). Outside of this specific context, tsela is consistently translated across the Old Testament as “side,” “flank,” or an architectural “side-chamber.” Exploring this word reveals that God did not merely take a tiny bone; He took from Adam’s literal side, establishing an architecture of total equality, mutual protection, and complementary partnership.
The Translation Breakdown of Tsela (צֵלָע)
The word tsela appears 41 times in the Hebrew Bible. Outside of Genesis 2, it is never translated as an anatomical rib. The table below demonstrates how the KJV itself renders this word in architectural and spatial contexts:
| Scripture Verse (KJV) | Context / Structural Object | KJV Translation of Tsela |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:21 | The creation of woman from Adam | Rib |
| Exodus 25:12 | The structural side of the Ark of the Covenant | Side |
| Exodus 26:20 | The layout of the Tabernacle curtains | Side |
| Exodus 27:7 | The physical boundaries of the sacrificial Altar | Side |
| 1 Kings 6:5 | The structural rooms built against the Temple wall | Chambers |
| 1 Kings 6:34 | The folding leaves of the Temple doors | Leaves |
| Ezekiel 41:6 | The multi-layered side rooms of the prophetic Temple | Side chambers |
10 Scriptural Examples of Tsela as “Side” or “Chamber”
- Exodus 25:12 – “And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it… two rings shall be in the one side [tsela] of it, and two rings in the other side [tsela] of it.”
- Exodus 26:26 – “And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side [tsela] of the tabernacle.”
- Exodus 37:3 – Rings cast for the sides of the golden ark, attached explicitly to its structural flanks.
- Exodus 38:7 – The rings placed on the sides [tsela] of the altar to carry it with staves.
- 2 Samuel 16:13 – Shimei walking along the hill’s side [tsela] over against David, throwing stones and cursing.
- 1 Kings 6:8 – The door for the middle chamber [tsela] was in the right side of the house.
- 1 Kings 6:15 – Solomon building the walls of the temple inside with planks of cedar, covering the floor to the ceiling with beams [tsela].
- Job 18:12 – Bildad describing the wicked man: “His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side [tsela].”
- Ezekiel 41:5 – Measuring the wall of the temple house, and the breadth of every side chamber [tsela].
- Ezekiel 41:9 – The thickness of the outer wall for the side chambers [tsela] measured five cubits.
Multi-Disciplinary Analyst Reports
1. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Functional Analysis
- Core Paradigm: Systemic Equilibrium and Interpersonal Dynamic.
- The “Side” Analysis: From an MBTI framework, God taking Adam’s side represents the creation of a perfect psychological mirror and cognitive partner. If Adam represents an operational cognitive stack (e.g., an Introverted Thinker), Eve is not a sub-function or a minor shadow element (a “rib”). She is a full, operational stack constructed from the exact same primary material. God chooses the “side” to create a true complementary dyad. This architecture forces the two halves to operate in dynamic balance, demanding that the Extraverted and Introverted elements of humanity face one another directly, operating as equals rather than hierarchical appendages.
2. John MacArthur Analyst Report
- Core Paradigm: Sovereign Design, Biblical Literalism, and Federal Headship.
- The “Side” Analysis: MacArthur affirms that God’s sovereign surgery was exact and literal. While traditional language uses “rib,” the underlying text points to a profound extraction from Adam’s flank. God takes from Adam’s side to ensure the absolute unity of the human race; Eve is not a separate creation from the dirt, which avoids a dual origin for humanity. By pulling from his side, God constructs a helper who stands comparable to him—a biological and spiritual counterpart. MacArthur emphasizes that this establishes the creation mandate for biblical marriage: she is designed to stand beside man, sharing his nature entirely, while he is called to protect and cherish the very flesh that was once his own.
3. Paul Washer Analyst Report
- Core Paradigm: Sacrificial Love, Holy Covenant, and Brokenness.
- The “Side” Analysis: Washer views this text through the lens of God’s holy, sacrificial covenant. God put Adam into a profound, death-like sleep. To bring forth the bride, Adam’s flesh had to be torn open and his side pierced. This is the ultimate Old Testament type of Jesus Christ. Just as Adam’s side was opened in sleep to yield Eve, Christ’s side was pierced in the sleep of death on the cross to bring forth His Bride, the Church. God took Adam’s side because true covenant love requires a deep, costly vulnerability. The woman is placed next to his heart to be shielded, loved, and protected by an arm that recognizes her equal value before a holy God.
4. Greg Schad Analyst Report
- Core Paradigm: Lexical Precision, Structural Integrity, and Contextual Exegesis.
- The “Side” Analysis: Schad’s analytical focus centers directly on the structural definitions of tsela throughout ancient Near Eastern literature and the Hebrew corpus. Translating tsela as an isolated bone loses the structural metaphor intended by the Author. Just as the tsela of the Tabernacle or Ark represents an entire load-bearing, foundational wall, God removed a vital structural flank from Adam. This indicates a literal split of the primeval human unit into two halves. God “built” (bānâ) the side into a woman. Schad argues that God took Adam’s side because He was creating a structural counterpart capable of bearing the weight of the human mandate side-by-side with man.
5. Jordan Peterson Analyst Report
- Core Paradigm: Evolutionary Archetypes, Psychological Order vs. Chaos, and Existential Responsibility.
- The “Side” Analysis: Peterson views this narrative as an essential psychological roadmap for human relationships. God does not pull Eve from Adam’s head to rule over him, nor from his foot to be trampled by him; He takes her from his side to be his equal. Man in isolation is incomplete and structurally unstable. By extracting the side, God introduces a profound psychological “Other” who stands directly in man’s line of sight. This forces Adam out of naive singular isolation and into a state of voluntary responsibility. The tsela represents the confrontation with an equal partner who provides the necessary boundary, holding up a mirror to man’s consciousness so that both can navigate the chaos of the world together.
6. Carl Jung Analyst Report
- Core Paradigm: The Anima/Animus Archetype, Integration, and Psychical Individuation.
- The “Side” Analysis: From a Jungian perspective, Genesis 2:21 is the foundational myth of psychological projection and integration. The deep sleep (tardemah) represents a descent into the profound unconscious. While Adam is submerged in this unconscious state, God extracts an internal, structural component of his psyche—his latent feminine side, the Anima. By materializing this internal side into an external reality (Eve), the unconscious is made conscious. God takes Adam’s side because the path to psychological wholeness requires man to recognize his external partner not as a stranger, but as an intrinsic, severed half of his own deeper self—”flesh of my flesh”.
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This is a major important point about forgiveness
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. -MATTHEW 5:24 KJV
Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
I would start out by saying what Jesus Christ would want us to do? Pray and how should we pray? The Lord’s Prayer, and how often should we pray? Continually. Why do we use the Lord’s Prayer and not some other? The Lord’s Prayer covers all the areas that is important for our spiritual being.
When we pray the Lords prayer we ask to forgive our enemies, let God’s will be done, the kingdom to come. By praying the Lord’s prayer we let go of many thoughts we have in our head and give them back to God so we can have things revealed to us.
We must overcome resentment in our heart, and in a past video I shared about Dr. Jordan Peterson talks about how resentment can destroy us and we become our own very worst enemy and Jordan goes on to say that we must talk to people what we have resentment toward to overcome that resentment. Other people who lived in the past who talked about this is Jesus Christ and someone who is living now who talks about this daily is Brother Augustine, Dr. John MacArthur, Dr. Charles Stanley, Rev. John Piper and Pastor Paul Washer.
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Women are looking for a fathers love. Its important that men understand women are looking for a fathers love and not get screwed. Woman more than anything are looking for a strong spiritual man to lead the future (the family). I think in many YouTube videos on biblical teachings, how young women are being hurt by men that are just looking to get laid instead of doing right and being in Christ and setting a good example of a strong man. We must be in Christ, hate no one, love all, forgave theses we resent, love what is right and support people who are walking with God.
Women need their fathers in their lives to be strong man to be good examples and not BETA men or weak examples of what a man should be. Its important that a man leads the way as Christ leads men, we as man need to fellow Jesus Christ to keep society from going to HELL.
Every day you can see or people watch how some men and women our living in hell without the right spiritual order then you will continue your hellish way according to 2 Peter. You can also find it in Romans. God will give you over to a reprobate mind.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient. – Romans 1:28 (KJV)
In Romans 1, Paul refers to something known as a reprobate mind. If you’re not familiar with the term reprobate, the literal definition in the Greek is failing to pass the test, unapproved, counterfeit.
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All of us are tested everyday by our personal internal struggle coming from resentment of what happened earlier in our lives as children typically what our mother did to us, telling how our fathers were not good enough or driving us away from our fathers when we were children. We most go to the people that we have resentment against and forgive them. By forgiving our mothers or whoever we have resentment against, God will forgive us and we can return to the heavenly Father through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
It was said if you don’t love everyone then you love no one. People today live like the Old Testament people did. We must forgive and love everyone as God Commanded us to do according to Matthew 22:34-40.
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