Q. Do men have one less rib than women since God used one of Adam's rib to create Eve? A. The verses that mention Adam losing a rib are in the book of Genesis: "And the Lord God said, 'It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him . . . ' "And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. "And Adam said: 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.'" (Genesis 2:18, 21-23, NKJV)
The answer to your question is that men today are not short one rib due to the creation of Eve. In regard to Adam, although the Bible is not specific, either he lived the rest of his life with one less rib or God healed him. Ultimately, God's "surgery" on Adam did not seem to adversely affect his health since he lived to the ripe old age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5). Adam lived the fourth longest life of any human (Methuselah lived the longest at 969 years of life). | 