Genesis 2:18
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”Genesis 2:18
What Does Genesis 2:18 Mean?
Genesis 2:18 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 2, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Genesis 2:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 4:9“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”Proverbs 18:22“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.”1 Corinthians 11:7“For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.”1 Peter 3:7“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”Genesis 1:27“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”1 Timothy 2:11“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.”Ruth 3:1“Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?”Genesis 1:31“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”Genesis 3:12“And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”1 Corinthians 7:36“But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.”1 Timothy 2:13“For Adam was first formed, then Eve.”Matthew 19:4“And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,”1 Corinthians 11:9“Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.”Ecclesiastes 4:8“There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.”Malachi 2:14“Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.”Genesis 2:20“And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.”Genesis 4:19“And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.”John 2:1“And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:”Matthew 19:10“His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.”
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