Iirc, for those interested, it's actually a mistranslation of the original Hebrew term.
The original term is tzelas, which is a bit ambiguous.
It could be rib, but no real way of knowing.
Which tracks perfectly with both the Bible refering to multiple bones, only a part of which were "taken", and modern Hebrew speakers in the linked thread taking about how "rib" is probably the best translation.
It's also why Spider Monkeys are the second most Chosen primate, since they both lack a bacculum and had their own relative Spider Monkey Eve. Lacking only Spider Monkey Jesus. While Chimpanzees are mere animals, still having their dick bones.
Nah, god just fucked up a little when making Adam, forgot to give him a full set of ribs. The whole female creation myth was just some quick thinking to cover up god's little oopsie and make Adam feel better. In reality, girls don't exist, especially on the internet
God created Adam from nothing mud. God is omnipotent. Why was he suddenly so restricted that he couldn't create Eve just from nothing some more mud? Why did he go "darn, I'll need something more, I guess I'll borrow a rib to do that."
Now we're getting somewhere! But if God knows everything, how come he couldn't create the same thing consistently? How come he couldn't forsee that the first method wouldn't work?
Interesting question. I thought it said as much in Gen 1:24-25 or Gen 2:19, but a quick scan suggests the first reference to male and female animals is in the Ark arc.
It is possible Gen 2:21 could be interpreted to mean God did the rib thing for all male animals, but I think that'd be an unusual extrapolation. Those verses appear only to be talking about Adam. I think male and female animals were created together in Gen 1:24-25, but I can't point to any specific words that support that.