Genesis 2:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 2:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 2:24 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 2:24 — KJV
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
— Genesis 2:24 (KJV)
Genesis 2:24 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 2:24
“And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:24: leave, father, mother
“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:24: leave, father, mother
“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:24: leave, father, mother
“So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. keep...: Heb. cleave to the, etc”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:24: leave, father, cleave
“And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:24: therefore, father, mother
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