Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
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25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Cross References
Genesis 31:14And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
Deuteronomy 4:4But all of you that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
Joshua 23:8But cleave unto the LORD your God, as all of you have done unto this day.
Psalms 45:10Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline yours ear; forget also yours own people, and your father's house;
Proverbs 31:10Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Matthew 19:3The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every 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 →