In Adam's dismissal of Lilith (his suspected first wife), Adam because of his pride, cursed man to it diminished look at a woman. Adam was given Lilith by God, but because she would not submit to him he told her . . .
'I will not lie beneath you, but only on top. For you are fit only to be in the bottom position, while I am to be the superior one.'
Such a prideful view of himself he would not allow Lilith a domaniate position in sexual relations. This being the side of humans that is the truest to their nature, it would then be suspected that Adam would have felt this way in everything.
Lilith responded . . .
'We are equal to each other inasmuch as we were both created from the earth.'
When Lilith saw this, she pronounced the Ineffable Name and flew away into the air. (In this act, Lilith becomes unique in that she is not touched by Original Sin, having left the garden before Eve came into existence. Lilith also reveals herself to be powerful in her own right by knowing the name of God).
So the first woman ever created, escaped imperfection. Adam was then given Eve. In the opposite look of things, with Eve he would not stand up for himself, when tempted with the fruit from Eve. Afraid that God would not provide another woman for him, took of the fruit cursing man through his inadequcies.
The first man sinned. The first woman escaped imperfection and is empowered by that fact.
Ironic isn't it?
For more information see Wikipedia -- Lilith
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