And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
What does Genesis 2:15 mean?
After God had formed Adam, he put him in the garden. All boasting was thereby shut out.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 2:11-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Genesis 2:15
- XII. The Command 15. nuach "rest, dwell." abad "work, till, serve." shamar "keep, guard." We have here the education of man summed up in a single sentence. Let us endeavor to unfold the great lessons that are here taught. Genesis 2:15 The Lord God took the man. - The same omnipotent hand that made him still held him. "And put him into the garden." The original word is "caused him to rest," or dwell in the garden as an abode of peace and recreation. "To dress it and to keep it.
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And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden,.
Context in Genesis 2
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Genesis 2 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as primeval history from creation to Babel. Genesis opens the whole Bible with creation, fall, flood, Babel, and the long patriarchal story that carries the reader from Eden to Egypt. Read this chapter with the wider themes of creation, fall, and covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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Glossary
- Eden Place
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Biblical garden. Modern identification: Armenia.