Faith Q&A › Catechism › 6. The Exalted Nature of the Human Creation

Why did God create Eve from Adam’s rib?

The answer

First: so that she should not feel like a stranger to him, since she is from his flesh and bone.

Second: that both Adam and Eve might feel that each of them needs the other.

Third: that they both might experience love towards one another.

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.