Berachos 61b § 3
A Woman's Shape
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And He built,
is a description of her basic shape,
teaching that God built Eve like the structure
of a storehouse. Just as a storehouse is built
narrow on top and wide on the bottom, in order
to hold produce without collapsing; so too a
woman is created narrow on top and wide on
the bottom, in order to hold the fetus.
is a description of her basic shape,
teaching that God built Eve like the structure
of a storehouse. Just as a storehouse is built
narrow on top and wide on the bottom, in order
to hold produce without collapsing; so too a
woman is created narrow on top and wide on
the bottom, in order to hold the fetus.