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Genesis Chapter 2

Genesis

gen 2:0

Overview

Gen 2:1, The first Sabbath; Gen 2:4, Further particulars concerning the manner of creation; Gen 2:8, The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation; Gen 2:15, man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge only forbidden; Gen 2:18, The animals are named by Adam; Gen 2:21, The making of woman, and the institution of marriage.

Genesis 2:1

gen 2:1

Thus: Gen 2:4, Gen 1:1, Gen 1:10; Exo 20:11, Exo 31:17; Kg2 19:15; Ch2 2:12; Neh 9:6; Job 12:9; Psa 89:11-13, Psa 104:2, Psa 136:5-8, Psa 146:6; Isa 42:5, Isa 45:18, Isa 48:13, Isa 55:9; Isa 65:17; Jer 10:12, Jer 10:16; Zac 12:1; Act 4:24; Heb 4:3

host: Deu 4:19, Deu 17:3; Kg2 21:3-5; Psa 33:6, Psa 33:9; Isa 34:4, Isa 40:26-28, Isa 45:12; Jer 8:2; Luk 2:13; Act 7:42

Genesis 2:2

gen 2:2

And on: Gen 1:31; Exo 20:11, Exo 23:12, Exo 31:17; Deu 5:14; Isa 58:13; Joh 5:17; Heb 4:4

seventh day God: The LXX, Syriac, and the Samaritan Text read the sixth day, which is probably the true reading; as ו [Strong's H2053], which stands for six, might easily be changed into ז, which denotes seven.

rested: Or, rather, ceased, as the Hebrew word is not opposed to weariness, but to action; as the Divine Being can neither know fatigue, nor stand in need of rest.

Genesis 2:3

gen 2:3

blessed: Exo 16:22-30, Exo 20:8-11, Exo 23:12, Exo 31:13-17, Exo 34:21, Exo 35:2, Exo 35:3; Lev 23:3, Lev 25:2, Lev 25:3; Deu 5:12-14; Neh 9:14, Neh 13:15-22; Pro 10:22; Isa 56:2-7, Isa 58:13, Isa 58:14; Jer 17:21-27; Eze 20:12; Mar 2:27; Luk 23:56; Heb 4:4-10

created and made: Heb. created to make

Genesis 2:4

gen 2:4

the generations: Gen 1:4, Gen 5:1, Gen 10:1, Gen 11:10, Gen 25:12, Gen 25:19, Gen 36:1, Gen 36:9; Exo 6:16; Job 38:28; Psa 90:1, Psa 90:2

Lord: Exo 15:3; Kg1 18:39; Ch2 20:6; Psa 18:31, Psa 86:10; Isa 44:6; Rev 1:4, Rev 1:8; Rev 11:17, Rev 16:5

Genesis 2:5

gen 2:5

plant: Gen 1:12; Psa 104:14

had not: Job 5:10, Job 38:26-28; Psa 65:9-11, Psa 135:7; Jer 14:22; Mat 5:45; Heb 6:7

to till: Gen 3:23, Gen 4:2, Gen 4:12

Genesis 2:6

gen 2:6

there went up a mist: or, a mist which went up, Gen 2:6

Genesis 2:7

gen 2:7

formed man: Psa 100:3, Psa 139:14, Psa 139:15; Isa 64:8

of the dust: Heb. the dust of, etc

dust: Gen 3:19, Gen 3:23; Job 4:19, Job 33:6; Psa 103:14; Ecc 3:7, Ecc 3:20, Ecc 12:7; Isa 64:8; Rom 9:20; Co1 15:47; Co2 4:7, Co2 5:1

and breathed: Job 27:3, Job 33:4; Joh 20:22; Act 17:25

nostrils: Gen 7:22; Ecc 3:21; Isa 2:22

a living: Num 16:22, Num 27:16; Pro 20:27; Zac 12:1; Co1 15:45; Heb 12:9

Genesis 2:8

gen 2:8

a garden: Gen 13:10; Eze 28:13, Eze 31:8, Eze 31:9; Joe 2:3

eastward: Gen 3:24, Gen 4:16; Kg2 19:12; Eze 27:23, Eze 31:16, Eze 31:18

put the: Gen 2:15

Genesis 2:9

gen 2:9

every: Eze 31:8, Eze 31:9, Eze 31:16, Eze 31:18

tree of life: Gen 3:22; Pro 3:18, Pro 11:30; Eze 47:12; Joh 6:48; Rev 2:7, Rev 22:2, Rev 22:14

tree of knowledge: Gen 2:17, Gen 3:3, Gen 3:22; Deu 6:25; Isa 44:25, Isa 47:10; Co1 8:1

Genesis 2:10

gen 2:10

a river: Psa 46:4; Rev 22:1

Eden: Eden denotes pleasure or delight; but was certainly the name of a place, and was, most probably, situated in Armenia, near the sources of the great rivers Euphrates, Tigris, Phasis, and Araxes.

Genesis 2:11

gen 2:11

Havilah: Gen 10:7, Gen 10:29, Gen 25:18; Sa1 15:7

Genesis 2:12

gen 2:12

Bdellium is a transparent aromatic gum. The onyx is a precious stone, so called from a Greek word signifying a man's nail, to the colour of which it nearly approaches.

Num 11:7

onyx: Exo 28:20, Exo 39:13; Job 28:16; Eze 28:13

Genesis 2:13

gen 2:13

Gihon: The Araxes, which runs into the Caspian sea.

Ethiopia: Heb. Cush, The country of the ancient Cussaei. Gen 10:6; Isa 11:11

Genesis 2:14

gen 2:14

Hiddekel: Dan 10:4, The Tigris

toward the east of: or, eastward to, Gen 10:11, Gen 10:22, Gen 25:18

Euphrates: Gen 15:18; Deu 1:7, Deu 11:24; Rev 9:14

Genesis 2:15

gen 2:15

the man: or, Adam, Gen 2:2; Job 31:33

put: Gen 2:8; Psa 128:2; Eph 4:28

Genesis 2:16

gen 2:16

God: Sa1 15:22

thou mayest freely eat: Heb. eating thou shalt eat, Gen 2:9, Gen 3:1, Gen 3:2; Ti1 4:4, Ti1 6:17

Genesis 2:17

gen 2:17

of the tree: Gen 2:9, Gen 3:1-3, Gen 3:11, Gen 3:17, Gen 3:19

surely: Gen 3:3, Gen 3:4, Gen 3:19, Gen 20:7; Num 26:65; Deu 27:26; Sa1 14:39, Sa1 14:44, Sa1 20:31, Sa1 22:16; Kg1 2:37, Kg1 2:42; Jer 26:8; Eze 3:18-20, Eze 18:4, Eze 18:13, Eze 18:32, Eze 33:8, Eze 33:14; Rom 1:32; Rom 5:12-21, Rom 6:16, Rom 6:23, Rom 7:10-13, Rom 8:2; Co1 15:22, Co1 15:56; Gal 3:10; Eph 2:1-6; Eph 5:14; Col 2:13; Ti1 5:6; Jam 1:15; Jo1 5:16; Rev 2:11, Rev 20:6, Rev 20:14; Rev 21:8

thou shalt surely die: Heb. dying thou shalt die

Genesis 2:18

gen 2:18

good: Gen 1:31, Gen 3:12; Rut 3:1; Pro 18:22; Ecc 4:9-12; Co1 7:36

I will: Gen 3:12; Co1 11:7-12; Ti1 2:11-13; Pe1 3:7

meet for him: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

gen 2:19

And out: Gen 1:20-25

brought: Gen 2:22, Gen 2:23, Gen 1:26, Gen 1:28, Gen 6:20, Gen 9:2; Psa 8:4-8

Adam: or, the man, Gen 2:15

Genesis 2:20

gen 2:20

gave names to: Heb. called

but: Gen 2:18

Genesis 2:21

gen 2:21

Gen 15:12; Sa1 26:12; Job 4:13, Job 33:15; Pro 19:15; Dan 8:18

Genesis 2:22

gen 2:22

made: Heb. builded, Psa 127:1; Ti1 2:13

brought: Gen 2:19; Pro 18:22, Pro 19:14; Heb 13:4

Genesis 2:23

gen 2:23

bone: Gen 29:14; Jdg 9:2; Sa2 5:1, Sa2 19:13; Eph 5:30

flesh: Gen 2:24

Woman: Heb. Isha, Co1 11:8, Co1 11:9

taken: Co1 11:8

Man: Heb. Ish

Genesis 2:24

gen 2:24

leave: Gen 24:58, Gen 24:59, Gen 31:14, Gen 31:15; Psa 45:10

cleave: Lev 22:12, Lev 22:13; Deu 4:4, Deu 10:20; Jos 23:8; Psa 45:10; Pro 12:4, Pro 31:10; Act 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. Mal 2:14-16; Mat 19:3-9; Mar 10:6-12; Rom 7:2; Co1 6:16, Co1 6:17, Co1 7:2-4, Co1 7:10; Co1 7:11; Eph 5:28-31; Ti1 5:14; Pe1 3:1-7

Genesis 2:25

gen 2:25

naked: Gen 3:7, Gen 3:10, Gen 3:11

ashamed: Exo 32:25; Psa 25:3, Psa 31:17; Isa 44:9, Isa 47:3, Isa 54:4; Jer 6:15, Jer 17:13; Eze 16:61; Joe 2:26; Mar 8:38; Luk 9:26; Rom 10:11


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