Was reading this bible passage the other day, Genesis 2:21-22
"So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man".
Growing up in a Christian home, I've heard this story many times before. When I was little, my dad used to tell me that men have one lesser rib compared to women and I grew up with that knowledge in my head.
But now that I doing Physiotherapy, I've studied, palpated and seen both men and women's bodies and I'm certain that both men and women have the same amount of ribs. 12 pairs each. So I went and did a little research on my own.
There were a lot of theories regarding this matter. One states that only Adam is short of one rib and his descendant were not affected. For example, a father had his little finger amputated, it does not mean that his son will be born a finger short. Another theory states that in the original version, it said that "God took part of the man’s side", not exactly the ribs. So we don't really know which part of Adam's body God took. In addition, removed ribs MAY regenerate within 2-3 months of sectional surgery, as in the surgical procedure rib thoracoplasty.
Like what I always tell Hubby, what we know or rather what God allows us to know may just be a drop of water in the ocean. We'll never know everything until we go home to be with Him.
3 comments:
you are religous person. please study quran as well and compare. you will find the similiarity only if knew but knew it.
It may not be for me to see
The meaning and the mystery
Of all that God has planned
Till “afterward”
Hi, there are many mysteries that are left unanswered. I agree with you, that must be God's design. Since the time of Socrates till today, we haven't even progressed a step closer to the truth. Pls do drop by for my story for Halloween.
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