Genesis 2:21

And so the Lord God sent a deep sleep upon Adam. And when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and he completed it with flesh for it.

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

20And Adam called each of the living things by their names: all the flying creatures of the air, and all the wild beasts of the land. Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself.

22And the Lord God built up the rib, which he took from Adam, into a woman. And he led her to Adam.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:12And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a dread, great and dark, invaded him.

Job 4:13In the horror of a vision by night, when men are accustomed to be overtaken by a deep sleep,

Proverbs 19:15Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:19-21

Adam's Dominion. ( b. c. 4004.) 18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet… Read the whole commentary →

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