The Creation Of Woman

"And He took one of his ribs [tzalotav]" (Genesis 2:21) - Rabbi Shmuel bar Nahman said: from his sides [sitrohi], just as you say (Exodus 26:20): "and for the side [tzela] of the Tabernacle." And Shmuel said: one rib, from between his two ribs He took. It is not written here "in its place" [tahteha, masculine], but rather "in its place" [tahtenah, feminine]. Rabbi Hanina the son of Rabbi Idi said: From the beginning of the book until here no samekh is written; once she was created, Satan [satan] was created with her. And if a person should say to you, "It is the one that encircles" [referring to the river Pishon described with the letter samekh], say to him: Scripture is speaking there of rivers. Rabbi Hanina bar Yitzhak said: The Holy One, blessed be He, made a beautiful covering for his lower part, so that he should not be despised like an animal. Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Yannai: one said: He made for him a shoe and a cushion pressed upon it, so that he should not suffer when he sits. And the other said: He made for him pillows. Rabbi Levi and Rabbi Ami: one said: He made for him a grave. And the other said: He made for him shrouds.