Was Adam created with both sexes in him ?

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In the Bible, it says that God created man, male and female. So does that mean Adam was asexual before Eve who came out of him?
If yes on both being in him... I would say no on the asexual aspect. The reason is that we use that term to describe species that have no sex or are otherwise gender-less. But those are species of animals we can observe and we can't observe Adam. Because we didn't and can't observe him... we really don't know... we would just be guessing and perhaps the guess is correct? But I would tend to think Adam was unique... whatever he fully was at that time.
 
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In the Bible, it says that God created man, male and female. So does that mean Adam was asexual before Eve who came out of him?

No, God specially created the first woman from a rib out of the first man, a unique and distinct creation a suitable soul mate. God created both male and female genders for all of His creatures. This reminds me of the old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Or which came first, the rooster or the hen?
 
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Adam was fully male. Within him and any human being are the essentials that God can use to build another person, male or female. And, it wasn't likely a rib God took from Adam because the Hebrew word simply means a "curve" and this is more likely to be DNA because it is curved and further proves how much real info the bible contains that man at the time did not know about and modern science does know that DNA contains all that is needed to make/clone people.
 
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No. "Man" means mankind, not just Adam. Consider the term "Son of Man".
Interesting.

I wonder why the hebrew word #120 isn't translated as "adam" in the OT.
After all, Adam was the father of all mankind, correct?
Thoughts?

Ezekiel 1:26
And above to expanse which over their head, as appearance stone of sapphire likeness of throne,
and on likeness of the throne, likeness as appearance of 'adam /אָדָם ('adam)<120> upon it from to upward.
Ezekiel 2:1
And He is saying to me "son of 'adam/אָדָם ('adam)<120>! stand! on thy feet and I shall speak with thee.

120 'adam aw-dawm' from 119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):--X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Strong's Number H120 matches the Hebrew אָדָם ('adam), which occurs 552 times in 527 verses in the Hebrew concordance of the KJV

1st time used in OT:
KJV)
Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man/('adam)<120> in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Last time OT:

Malachi 3:8
Will a man/('adam)<120> rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

There appears to be another hebrew word for "man"

582 'enowsh en-oshe' from 605; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively):--another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X .........

It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.....................
Strong's Number H582 matches the Hebrew אֱנוֹשׁ ('enowsh),
which occurs 564 times in 530 verses

1st time used in OT:
KJV)
Genesis 6:4
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them,
the same became mighty men which were of old, men/אֱנוֹשׁ ('enowsh)<582) of renown.

Last time used:

Zechariah 8:23
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men/ אֱנוֹש ('enowsh)<582)> shall take hold out of all languages of the nations,
even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, 'We will go with Thee: for we have heard that God is with Thee'.
 
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