Genesis 2:21

So the Lord God put Adam into a deep sleep and as he slept the Lord God removed one of Adam's ribs and closed up the place where he took it with body tissue.

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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

20Adam gave names to all the livestock, all the birds, and all the wild animals. But Adam didn't find anyone like him who could help him.

22The Lord God made a woman, using the rib he'd taken from Adam, and presented her to Adam.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:12As the sun went down, a deep sleep came over Abram, and at the same time a dense and terrifying darkness fell on him.

Job 4:13Troubling thoughts came to me in nightmares when you fall into a deep sleep.

Proverbs 19:15Lazy people are often fast asleep, but idleness means they're 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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