Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 2

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

Genesis 2:1

Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

Genesis 2:1 · BSB

Thus23 parallels

host11 parallels

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Genesis 2:2

And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.

Genesis 2:2 · BSB

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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

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

Genesis 2:3 · BSB

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created and made Heb. created to make

Genesis 2:4

This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.

Genesis 2:4 · BSB

the generations12 parallels

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Genesis 2:5

Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

Genesis 2:5 · BSB

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had not7 parallels

to till3 parallels

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Genesis 2:6

But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

Genesis 2:6 · BSB

there went up a mist1 parallel

or , a mist which went up

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Genesis 2:7

Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Genesis 2:7 · BSB

formed man4 parallels

dust13 parallels

and breathed4 parallels

nostrils3 parallels

a living6 parallels

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of the dust Heb. the dust of , etc

Genesis 2:8

And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

Genesis 2:8 · BSB

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eastward6 parallels

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Genesis 2:9

Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:9 · BSB

every4 parallels

tree of life8 parallels

tree of knowledge7 parallels

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Genesis 2:10

Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:

Genesis 2:10 · BSB

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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

The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Genesis 2:11 · BSB

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Genesis 2:12

And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.

Genesis 2:12 · BSB

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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

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Genesis 2:13

The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.

Genesis 2:13 · BSB

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Heb. Cush , The country of the ancient Cussaei

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Gihon The Araxes , which runs into the Caspian sea.

Genesis 2:14

The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Genesis 2:14 · BSB

Hiddekel1 parallel

toward the east of3 parallels

or , eastward to

Euphrates4 parallels

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Genesis 2:15

Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Genesis 2:15 · BSB

the man2 parallels

or , Adam

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Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

Genesis 2:16 · BSB

God1 parallel

thou mayest freely eat5 parallels

Heb. eating thou shalt eat

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Genesis 2:17

but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die."

Genesis 2:17 · BSB

of the tree5 parallels

surely38 parallels

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thou shalt surely die Heb. dying thou shalt die

Genesis 2:18

The LORD God also said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper."

Genesis 2:18 · BSB

good6 parallels

I will4 parallels

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meet for him Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

Genesis 2:19 · BSB

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Adam1 parallel

or , the man

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Genesis 2:20

The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

Genesis 2:20 · BSB

but1 parallel

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gave names to Heb. called

Genesis 2:21

So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man's ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

Genesis 2:21 · BSB

the whole verse6 parallels

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Genesis 2:22

And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.

Genesis 2:22 · BSB

made2 parallels

Heb. builded

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Genesis 2:23

And the man said: "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for out of man she was taken."

Genesis 2:23 · BSB

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Heb. Isha

taken1 parallel

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Man Heb. Ish

Genesis 2:24

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 · BSB

leave5 parallels

cleave9 parallels

and they shall be one flesh12 parallels

The LXX , Vulgate , Syriac , Arabic , and Samaritan read , "they two;" as is also read in several of the Parallel Passages

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Genesis 2:25

And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

Genesis 2:25 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web49 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations 1 Corinthians 6:16 → Genesis 2:24, Ephesians 5:31-32 → Genesis 2:24
Allusions 1 Timothy 2:13-14 → Genesis 2:7-8, Revelation 2:7 → Genesis 2:9, Exodus 16:30 → Genesis 2:2, Exodus 16:30 → Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8-11 → Genesis 2:2, Exodus 20:8-11 → Genesis 2:3, Exodus 40:33 → Genesis 2:2, Ecclesiastes 12:7 → Genesis 2:7, Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 → Genesis 2:7, Ezekiel 47:1-12 → Genesis 2:10-14, Zechariah 12:1 → Genesis 2:7, Malachi 2:14-16 → Genesis 2:24
Echoes Psalms 103:14 → Genesis 2:7, Song of Solomon 8:6-7 → Genesis 2:24, Jeremiah 31:32 → Genesis 2:24, Ezekiel 16:8 → Genesis 2:24, Hosea 2:19-20 → Genesis 2:24
Trajectories
Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space), Image of God (Priestly Vocation), Israel (Corporate New-Adam), Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage), Living Water (Spirit and Life), Marriage (Christ and His Bride), New Creation (Cosmic Redemption), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Pillar of Cloud and Fire (Divine Guidance and Protection), Sabbath (Rest in Christ), Tabernacle (God Dwelling Among His People), Temple Ecclesiology (Church as God's Dwelling), These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy), Tree of Life (Eternal Life in Christ)
Longitudinal Themes
Covenant, Holiness, Kingdom, Land and Inheritance, Law and Righteousness, Marriage and Bride, Rest, Temple and Presence
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Genesis 2.24 - One Flesh
Chiasms
Shaped Genesis 2:15–24, Genesis 2:15–3:24, Genesis 2:18–20, Genesis 2:21–24, Genesis 2:4–17, Genesis 2:4–4
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