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It is possible that Adam and Eve had dozens of other humans to populate the world soon after creation. Although there is no proof that there were other humans during the time of Cain and Abel, the Bib …

That seems to be right. Genesis 1:2 reads: “Now the earth was tohu vavohu and darkness was upon the face of the tehom and the ruach elohim hovered over the face of the waters.” No one knows seems to k …

Rashi asked this question, too. The famed Bible commentator Rashi wrote: “In the beginning…,” the Torah should have only had to begin with “This month shall be to you…” (Exodus 12:2) which is the fir …

It may seem dull because man is not the sole purpose of creation. This is the view of Maimonides, and Maimonides takes a strong stance against anthropocentrism. He writes, "Every ignoramus imagines th …

Answering briefly now. G-d did not look into the Torah to create the world, this is a metaphor (Rambam, ibn Ezra, Ralbag). G-d may have used pre-existing matter to form the world (Ralbag, Aristotle, …

The problem you see is wrong assumptions! Since G-d does not emit evil it is inconceivable to image that G-d would produce or create "dark forces" such as Satan or malevolent talking serpents (snakes …

If G-d is formless, how then did He take a piece of Himself and put it in Adom? And the L-rd G-d formed man of dust from the ground, and He breathed into his nostrils the soul of life, and man b …

I think Maimonides answered this well. The Rambam says that the world probably wasn't created for people so people should take care of the earth and be careful not to pollute it. This interpretation s …

If we accept that man evolved from animals, and in a sense, is both human and animal, it would seem that animals were also barred from eating the tree of life. On the other hand, if we accept that Ada …

Where was Adam in the garden when the snake tempted Eve (Chava)? Nowhere. Because the temptation of Eve never happened.[1] Additionally, how could Chava be fooled or cheated by a snake when they can' …

The image (selem) and likeness (debut) “Leu us make man in our image after our likeness (Gen 1:26) seem to be expressing the opinion that G-d has a shape. Selem does not mean a shape because G-d does …

G-d is in need of nothing. G-d did not create people so that they can commune with G-d, and the idea that G-d did so because G-d loves people, is pure nonsense. G-d is all-powerful and needs nothing. …

I agree with Maimonides that G-d does not has emotions. “I am G-d who does not change (Mal. 3:6). And if He were sometimes angry and sometimes happy, He would be changing (MT, Hilkhot Yesodei HaTorah, …

The snake was punished for enticing Eve. This seems like it was an AS IF the snake ate the forbidden fruit. For example, a person who robs the bank and the person in the get-away-car are equally respo …

I will address three of your points mentioned in your question. "G-d may have created this universe using a matter that existed before the "beginning"" In his Guide of the Perplexed 2:25, Maimoni …