Commentary for Eruvin 35:19

אלא למבול דכתיב (בראשית ז, כג) וימח את כל היקום אשר על פני האדמה מאדם ועד בהמה וגו'

- As R'Ammi explained, for R'Ammi said: [Adam was] behind [last] in the work of the creation<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'beginning'.');">⁴⁸</span> and before [the others] for retribution. One may well concede that he was 'behind in the work of the creation', since he was not created before the Sabbath eve;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'the entering of the Sabbath', when all else was already created (cf. Gen. I) .');">⁴⁹</span>

Explore commentary for Eruvin 35:19. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.