Cheryl Schatz

Don,
“Created” and “formed” mean the same thing. Formed is just a subset of the term “created”. God created mankind by forming them. The man was formed from the dust of the earth and the woman was formed from the side part of the man. Before Adam was created, animals were created by being spoken into existence and after Adam they were “formed” from the dust of the earth. Not all that is created is “formed”, but all that is “formed” is created. The plants were created but not formed. Mankind since Adam and Eve are now “formed” in their mother’s womb, but the bible still says that this is called “created”.

Gen 6:7 The LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.”

It is not correct to deny that woman was “created” after the man. In mankind’s case, creation and forming are synonymous as Genesis 6:7 shows since the type of creation of every person is a forming in their mother’s womb. If God can say that all men who are formed in the womb are called “created” then it cannot be an error to say that Eve was “created” after Adam.