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Gen 2:17 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים, לֹא-טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ; אֶעֱשֶׂה-לּוֹ עֵזֶר, כְּנֶגְדּוֹ
And the LORD God said: ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an assistant against him.
Gen 2:21 וַיַּפֵּל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל-הָאָדָם, וַיִּישָׁן; וַיִּקַּח, אַחַת מִצַּלְעֹתָיו, וַיִּסְגֹּר בָּשָׂר, תַּחְתֶּנָּה.
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept, and He took one of his ribs (letters) and closed up the place with flesh/a name/a word/a meaning instead of it.
Gen 2:23 וַיֹּאמֶר, הָאָדָם, זֹאת הַפַּעַם עֶצֶם מֵעֲצָמַי, וּבָשָׂר מִבְּשָׂרִי; לְזֹאת יִקָּרֵא אִשָּׁה, כִּי מֵאִישׁ לֻקְחָה-זֹּאת
23 And the man said: ‘This is now the essence of my essence, and a name of my name, she shall be called awareness, a divine fire, אש-ה because she was taken out of Man, איש 311 13*1 who is one and love.
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In the picture above Byzantine mosaic of a Zodiac Wheel — from the 6th century ancient Beth Alpha synagogue. Located near Beit Alfa kibbitz, in northern Israel
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