Genesis 2:21
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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;”Genesis 2:21
What Does Genesis 2:21 Mean?
Genesis 2:21 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 2, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Genesis 2:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 19:5“And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?”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.”Ephesians 5:28“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”Hebrews 13:4“Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”Genesis 15:12“And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.”1 Corinthians 11:8“For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.”1 Samuel 26:12“So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.”Job 4:13“In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,”Job 33:15“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;”Daniel 8:18“Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.”Proverbs 19:15“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”Daniel 10:9“Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.”
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