Question
Why did G-d create only one man?
Answer
Only a single man was created so no one could say “my ancestors were greater than yours” (Talmud Sanhedrin 38a).
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Ask the Rabbi: answers from Project Genesis rabbis
Why did G-d create only one man?
Only a single man was created so no one could say “my ancestors were greater than yours” (Talmud Sanhedrin 38a).