Genesis 2:22

He made the rib, which the Lord God had taken from the man, into a woman, and brought her to the man.

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In The King James Version

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

In Context

21The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

23The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."

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Cross References

Genesis 2:19Out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.

Proverbs 18:22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing,and obtains favor of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 11:8For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

Hebrews 13:4Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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 →

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