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I didn't relate that it was Biblical in any relation to what God said to Adam. The verses come from elsewhere in the Bible, after Jesus so we can have the relationship if the Trinity and Godhead as reference.
1 Corinthians 11:3
3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
1 Corinthians 3:23
and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
1 Peter 3:2
when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
1 Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
In my view, patriarchy was the only cultural understanding available in Biblical times in the Mediterranean world. It was simply impossible to think of gender relationships in any other way. In fact, most people would probably have felt that it was God's intent. I regard Biblical patriarchy as reflective of this cultural understanding and not a directive of God. Today we know women to be as intelligent and as spiritually worthy as the male. Society is now slowly adjusting itself to that reality.
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