Genesis 2:24
For this cause will a man go away from his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and they will be one flesh.
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25And the man and his wife were without clothing, and they had no sense of shame.
Cross References
Genesis 31:14Then Rachel and Leah said to him in answer, What part or heritage is there for us in our father's house?
Deuteronomy 4:4But you who kept faith with the Lord are living, every one of you, today.
Joshua 23:8But be true to the Lord your God as you have been till this day.
Psalms 45:10\45:9\Kings' daughters are among your noble women: on your right is the queen in gold of Ophir.
Proverbs 31:10Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.
Matthew 19:3And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
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 →