posted on Dec, 18 2008 @ 12:43 PM
I was reading another thread on Adam and Eve and a question popped into my head.
Take Genesis 3:16
Genesis 3:16: To the woman he said,"I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children.Your desire will be
for your husband,and he will rule over you." New International Version
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be
to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. King James Version
16 Unto the woman He said: 'I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to
thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.' Torah
I've looked up several translations and they are all basically the same. Eve's punishment for eating of the fruit of the forbidden tree. Right?
Eve and all future women bear this curse, correct?
The question I have is if this curse is for women, then why do female animals suffer pain in childbirth? The bible clearly says woman, meaning female
humans. What did female animals do to deserve this curse? The bible does not say all female creatures. It says woman.
I'm very curious to hear opinions about this. It's one of those questions that probably will never get answered, but still, it's interesting.