זכר ונקבה בראם ויברך אתם ויקרא את שמם אדם ביום הבראם
He created them male and female, and He blessed them and called them Adam, on the day they were created.
The division of roles between man and woman are not arbitrary. From the very beginning “man” – אדם – was created male and female.
Man – אדם- was created male and female. Both were created in the image of God and equal in worth. Both were blessed and together were given the name “Adam”, man resembling God (as stated in the previous verse, בדמות אלקים).
This is the natural state of man – עיקר שכינה בתחתונים (ב”ר י”ט, י”ג)
(The essential place where the Divine Presence rests is on earth, through “man” אדם who carries out God’s will exercising his free will. Not in upper spheres- GS) The return to blessing and God’s closeness is the goal of all of history.
See RSRH’s explanation of אדם here.
Beraishis 5:2
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