parsha bit: B'reishit

[cellio]

Adam was created last of all beings on the eve of Shabbat. Why? The rabbis give several answers. One, lest anyone say God had a partner in creation. Another: so that if man becomes too proud, we can remind him that the gnats preceded him. Another: that he may immediately enjoy Shabbat. (Sanhedrin 38a)

Comments

[siderea]

How about: God wanted to do as much moving-in and housekeeping as possible before guests arrived and trashed the place?

[cellio]

I love it! Five and a half days (or so) of undisrupted creation before everything gets messed up...