What is the basis for the belief that Eve was created on the sixth day, like Adam? I have always thought that Eve was created on the sixth day, a bit later in the day than Adam.  However, I recently discovered that some believe Eve was created on a later day.

What, then, is the basis for the believe that Eve was, in fact, created on the sixth day, a bit later in the day than Adam?
The basis for the belief that Eve was created on the 6th day is a literal interpretation of Genesis 1.


Genesis 1:26-28 ESV Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Genesis 1:31 ESV And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.



I bolded the keys words. It's important to note that the word &quot;man&quot; in this passage can both refer to a single human male or it can refer to mankind, male and female. Note the use of &quot;them&quot;.
Also, it sure would be tough to tell a single male to &quot;be fruitful and multiply.&quot;