Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, he will be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
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25They were both naked, the man and his wife, but were not ashamed.
Cross References
Genesis 31:14Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
Deuteronomy 4:4But you who clung to Yahweh your God are alive today, every one of you.
Joshua 23:8Instead, you must cling to Yahweh your God just as you have done to this day.
Psalms 45:10Listen, daughter, consider and incline your ear; 1 forget your own people and your father's house. 1
Proverbs 31:10Who can find a capable wife? 1 Her value is far more than jewels. 1
Matthew 19:3Pharisees came to him, testing him, saying to him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any 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 →