em ale , ▁and ▁when ▁Ze us ▁split ▁them ▁they ▁became ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁who ▁sought ▁opposite - sex ▁partners . ▁Some ▁people ▁were ▁originally ▁all - f em ale , ▁and ▁they ▁split ▁into ▁females ▁who ▁sought ▁female ▁partners . ▁Some ▁were ▁all - male , ▁and ▁they ▁split ▁into ▁males ▁who ▁sought ▁other ▁males . ▁ ▁The ▁J ude o - Christ ian ▁Trad ition ▁ ▁E ros ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁Song ▁of ▁Songs ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament ▁of ▁the ▁Bible , ▁an ▁' exp licit ly ▁sexual ' ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁' connection ▁between ▁conjug al ▁love ▁and ▁[ the ▁act ▁of ] ▁sex ▁[ between ▁two ▁lo vers ] ▁- ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁and ▁bib lic al ▁connection ▁to ▁make , ▁[ since ] ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁who ▁would ▁eliminate ▁sex ▁when ▁they ▁speak ▁of ▁love , ▁supp osing ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁making ▁it ▁more ▁holy . ▁O thers ▁when ▁they ▁think ▁of ▁sex , ▁never ▁think ▁of ▁love . ▁The ▁Song ▁proc laim s ▁an ▁integrated ▁wh ol eness ▁that ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Christian ▁teaching ▁on ▁committed , ▁wed ded ▁love ▁for ▁a ▁world ▁that ▁seems ▁to ▁special ize ▁in ▁lov eless ▁sex . ▁the ▁Song ▁is ▁a ▁convin cing ▁witness ▁that ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁were ▁created ▁phys ically , ▁em otion ally ▁and ▁spirit ually ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁love . ▁[ It ] ▁elabor ates ▁on ▁the ▁Gen esis ▁story ▁by ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁two ▁diverse ▁personal ities ▁in ▁love ... ▁despite