no other human being to share his life with, that there was “no suitable helper” (Gen. 2:20) for Adam to be close to. So God created Eve in order for Adam to have a lifelong companion he could be intimate with spiritually, emotionally, and sexually. 2. Children. God commanded Adam and Eve to “be fruitful and increase in number” (Gen. 1:28). God made us male and female so that in the context of a committed marital relationship, we could fill the earth with other human beings and “rule over the fish