Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
What does Genesis 2:24 mean?
Power over the creatures was given to man, and as a proof of this he named them all. It also shows his insight into the works of God.
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 2:21-25 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Genesis 2:24
These might be the words of the first man Genesis 2:24 . As he thoroughly understood the relation between himself and the woman, there is no new difficulty in conceiving him to become acquainted at the same time with the relationship of son to father and mother, which was in fact only another form of that in which the newly-formed woman stood to himself. The latter is really more intimateand permanent than the former, and naturally therefore takes its place, especially as the practical of the filial tie, - that of being trained to maturity, - is already accomplished, when the conjugal one begins.
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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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