Genesis 2:22-23 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 2:21-25

Here we have, I. The making of the woman, to be a help-meet for Adam. This was done upon the sixth day, as was also the placing of Adam in paradise, though it is here mentioned after an account of the seventh day's rest; but what was said in general (Gen. 1:27), that God made man male and female, is more distinctly related here. Observe, 1. That Adam was first formed, then Eve (1 Tim. 2:13), and she was made of the man, and for the man (1 Cor. 11:8, 9), all which are urged there as reasons for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he woman ,.... It is commonly observed, and pertinently enough, that the woman was not made from the superior part of man, that she might not be thought to be above him, and have power over him; nor from any inferior part, as being below him, and to be trampled on by him; but out of his side, and from one of his ribs, that she might appear to be equal to him; and from a part near his heart, and under his arms, to show that she should... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, this is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh ,.... Of "his bones", because made out of a pair of his ribs, as some think, one on each side, and therefore expressed in the plural number, "and of his flesh", a part of which was taken with the rib; this Adam knew, either being awake while she was made, though asleep when the rib was taken out; or by divine revelation, by an impress of it on his mind; or it might have been declared to him in a dream, while asleep, when,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:23

Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, etc. - There is a very delicate and expressive meaning in the original which does not appear in our version. When the different genera of creatures were brought to Adam, that he might assign them their proper names, it is probable that they passed in pairs before him, and as they passed received their names. To this circumstance the words in this place seem to refer. Instead of this now is הפאם זאת zoth happaam , we should render more literally... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:22

Verse 22 22.And brought her, etc Moses now relates that marriage was divinely instituted, which is especially useful to be known; for since Adam did not take a wife to himself at his own will, but received her as offered and appropriated to him by God, the sanctity of marriage hence more clearly appears, because we recognize God as its Author. The more Satan has endeavored to dishonor marriage, the more should we vindicate it from all reproach and abuse, that it may receive its due reverence.... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:23

Verse 23 23.And Adam said, etc It is demanded whence Adam derived this knowledge since he was at that time buried in deep sleep. If we say that his quickness of perception was then such as to enable him by conjecture to form a judgment, the solution would be weak. But we ought not to doubt that God would make the whole course of the affair manifest to him, either by secret revelation or by his word; for it was not from any necessity on God’s part that He borrowed from man the rib out of which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:18-25

The true life of man. The commencement of human society. First we see man surrounded by cattle, fowl, and beast of the field, which were brought to him by God as to their lord and ruler, that he might name them as from himself. "What he called every living creature was the name thereof." Nothing could better represent the organization of the earthly life upon the basis of man's supremacy. But there is no helpmeet for man ("as before him ," the reflection of himself) in all the lower... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he (literally, builded into; aedificavit , Vulgate; ω ̓ κοδο ì μησεν , LXX .) a woman . The peculiar phraseology employed to describe the formation of Adam's partner has been understood as referring to the physical configuration of woman's body, which is broadest towards the middle (Lyra); to the incompleteness of Adam's being, which was like an unfinished building until Eve was formed (Calvin); to the part of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:22

The first marriage . I. THE LONELY MAN . 1. Nobly born . Sprung from the soil, yet descended from above. Fashioned of the dust, yet inspired by a celestial breath. Allied to the beasts, yet the offspring of God. 2. Comfortably placed . His native country a sunny region of delights (Eden, Genesis 2:8 ); his home a beautiful and fertile garden ( Genesis 3:5 ); his supplies of the amplest possible description ( Genesis 1:30 ; Genesis 2:16 ); his occupation light... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:23

And Adam said. Either as being possessed, while in a sinless state, of a power of intuitive perception which has been lost through the fall, or as speaking under Divine inspiration ( vide Matthew 19:4-6 ). This now. Literally, this tread, step, or stroke, meaning either this time, looking back to the previous review of the animal creation, as if he wished to say, At last one has come who is suitable to be my partner (Calvin); or, less probably, looking forward to the ordinary mode of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 2:21-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 2:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 2:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 2:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:18-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 2:23

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