The First Human Had Two Faces, Front and Back

Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 5:2

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·May 29, 2026

"Male and female were they created." The human had two faces, one in the back and one in the front. And God called them Humanity. From here, the woman called is called human, and similarly it says "human beauty to dwell in a shrine." (Isaiah 44:13)

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Isaiah 44:13

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