Genesis 2:23
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“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.”Genesis 2:23
What Does Genesis 2:23 Mean?
Genesis 2:23 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 2, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Genesis 2:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Romans 7:2“For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.”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,”Ephesians 5:28“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”Colossians 3:19“Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.”Genesis 3:20“And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”1 Corinthians 11:8“For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.”2 Samuel 5:1“Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.”Ephesians 5:30“For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”Genesis 29:14“And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.”Judges 9:2“Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”Genesis 5:2“Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.”2 Samuel 19:13“And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.”2 Samuel 19:12“Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?”1 Corinthians 11:9“Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.”
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