Genesis 2:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 2:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 2:23 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 2:23 — KJV
“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. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish”
— Genesis 2:23 (KJV)
Genesis 2:23 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 2:23
“And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. was...: Heb. went down”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:23: bone, bones, heb
“There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. rest: Heb. peace, or, health”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:23: bone, bones, flesh
“And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. Ethiopian: or, Cushite married: Heb. taken”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:23: woman, because, taken
“Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. chief...: Heb. house of a father”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:23: now, woman, heb
“Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. delivered: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:23: now, heb, isha
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