Trinity/After Pentecost · The Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Genesis 2:7-17
The Creation of Woman and Marriage
July 19, 2026
Overview & Insights
"Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh." (Genesis 2:24)
In the second creation account God observes that it is not good for the man to be alone and forms woman from his side as a fitting partner, establishing the one-flesh union of marriage.
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Commentary
Enduring Word Bible Commentary Genesis Chapter 2 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the forming of the man, the garden, and the one prohibition.
Genesis 2:7 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on the breath of life and the man of dust in one place.
Genesis 2 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of word studies and cross references worked verse by verse through the garden narrative.
Genesis 2, Expository Notes StudyLight
Thomas Constable's expository notes on the creation of the man and the garden of Eden.
Background & Word Study
Genesis 2 in Hebrew Sefaria
The Hebrew text with English alongside and traditional Jewish commentary links for the garden narrative.
Genesis 2:7 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers, useful for the wordplay of adam and adamah and the breath of life.
Enter the Bible: Genesis Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Genesis and its primeval narratives.
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