Genesis 2:24

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 2:24

Gen 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Ver. 24. Therefore shall a man leave, &c. ] Whether these are the words of God, Adam, or Moses, it is uncertain, and not much material. a The husband is bound more to love his wife than his parents, in regard of domestical communion, adhesion, and cohabitation, not in regard of honour, obedience, and recompense. And they two shall be one flesh. ] Two in one flesh;... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 2:24

leave: Genesis 24:58, Genesis 24:59, Genesis 31:14, Genesis 31:15, Psalms 45:10 cleave: Leviticus 22:12, Leviticus 22:13, Deuteronomy 4:4, Deuteronomy 10:20, Joshua 23:8, Psalms 45:10, Proverbs 12:4, Proverbs 31:10, Acts 11:23 and they shall be one flesh: The LXX, Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Samaritan read, "they two;" as is also read in several of the Parallel Passages. Malachi 2:14-Nehemiah :, Matthew 19:3-1 Samuel :, Mark 10:6-2 Kings :, Romans 7:2, 1 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Corinthians... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 2:24

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.The sabbath and marriage were two ordinances instituted in innocency, the former for the preservation of the church, the latter for the preservation of mankind. It appears by Matthew 19:4,5, that it was God himself who said here, a man must leave all his relations to cleave to his wife; but whether he spake it by Moses or by Adam who spake, Genesis 2:23 is uncertain: It should... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:4-25

The Generations of the Heavens and the Land, Genesis 2:4 to Genesis 4:26. In chapters 1, and Genesis 2:1-3, the sacred writer gives us his account of the creation of the heavens and the land; he now proceeds to give us their generations, תולרות . His historical standpoint is the day from which these generations start; the day when man was formed of the dust of the ground, and of the breath of life from the heavens. So the first man is conceived of as the product of the heavens and the land... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:7-25

EXCURSUS ON PRIMEVAL MAN. The foregoing narrative of the beginning of human history is singularly simple and free from numerous characteristics of the myths and legends of other nations, as well as from their pantheistic and polytheistic conceptions. “According to the ideas commonly prevailing among the peoples of antiquity,” says Lenormant, “man is regarded as autochthonous, or issued from the earth which bears him. Rarely, in the accounts which treat of his first appearance, do we discover a... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:24

24. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh Some interpreters (Delitzsch, Lange) regard these as the words of Adam, spoken as by a prophetic impulse from God; while others (Keil, Gerlach, Turner) regard them as the words of the inspired historian . The latter is the more probable view . In Matthew 19:3-6, Jesus showed from this passage that the marriage tie is most holy and inviolable . Says Otto von Gerlach: “There... read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 2:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 2:24

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Genesis 2:24

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:4-25

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:7-25

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:24

Verse of the Day

Daily Devotional

Group of Brands