are acknowledged in scores of passages. Most significant is the fact that the human need for close relationships, for love and trust, is assumed throughout Scripture. God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone” (Gen. 2:18). Adam needed human companionship and social and sexual intercourse for inner happiness and satisfaction. Eve was created to meet those needs, as he would meet hers. Note that even before the fall the social needs of the individual were singled out by God as important. After