Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Berean Standard Bible
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In Context
25And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
Cross References
Genesis 31:14And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?
Deuteronomy 4:4But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.
Joshua 23:8Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.
Psalms 45:10Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,
Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Matthew 19:3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
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 →