Genesis 2:22

And the bone which the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman, and took her to the man.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

In Context

21And the Lord God sent a deep sleep on the man, and took one of the bones from his side while he was sleeping, joining up the flesh again in its place:

23And the man said, This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh: let her name be Woman because she was taken out of Man.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:19And from the earth the Lord God made every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and took them to the man to see what names he would give them: and whatever name he gave to any living thing, that was its name.

Proverbs 18:22Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 11:8For the man did not come from the woman, but the woman from the man.

Hebrews 13:4Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:22-25

The Formation of Eve; Marriage Instituted. ( b. c. 4004.) 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his… Read the whole commentary →

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