Eve may have been made out of Adam’s baculum

There’s not much scientific proof to support any theory of creationism, but this suggestion is a little out there.

An academic has suggested God made Eve out of Adam’s baculum and that explains why man has no penis bone, unlike most mammals.

Ziony Zevit says the Hebrew word ‘tsela’, in the Old Testament, does not translate as ‘rib’, as has been the accepted meaning for millennia.

Instead, he claims the word refers to limbs sticking out sideways from an upright human body – the hands or feet, and – for men – the penis.


Distinguished professor Zevit, of the American Jewish University in Maryland, said: ‘Of these appendages, the only one lacking a bone is the penis.’

He adds that most of the episodes in the Garden of Eden story intend to explain how a natural feature originated.



The ‘rib’ story explains why man has no penile bone, he says.

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A review of Zevit’s book, ‘What really happened in the Garden of Eden?’ was published in a religious magazine – and angered readers.

The Biblical Archaeological Review also gave Zevit, of the American Jewish University, a chance to defend his position.

Sue Glaze from Oakland, Maryland, said: ‘I write to express my disappointment with your magazine. I wish to cancel my subscription.

‘Come on now, Eve being created from Adam’s penis bone, rather than his rib?

‘That is plainly not a Bible teaching. I do not need and will not read articles that damage my faith or attempts to cause me to doubt what I know is the truth from the Bible.’