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

Thus. 4 1:1,10 Ex 20:11 31:17 2Ki 19:15 2Ch 2:12 Ne 9:6 Job 12:9 Ps 89:11-13 104:2 136:5-8 146:6 Isa 42:5 45:18 48:13 55:9 Isa 65:17 Jer 10:12,16 Zec 12:1 Ac 4:24 Heb 4:3

host. De 4:19 17:3 2Ki 21:3-5 Ps 33:6,9 Isa 34:4 40:26-28 45:12 Jer 8:2 Lu 2:13 Ac 7:42

2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

And on. 1:31 Ex 20:11 23:12 31:17 De 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 [vav <02053>,] which stands for six, might easily be changed into [zayin,] 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.

3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

blessed. Ex 16:22-30 20:8-11 23:12 31:13-17 34:21 35:2,3 Le 23:3 25:2,3 De 5:12-14 Ne 9:14 13:15-22 Pr 10:22 Isa 56:2-7 58:13,14 Jer 17:21-27 Eze 20:12 Mr 2:27 Lu 23:56 Heb 4:4-10

created and made. Heb. created to make.

4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

the generations. 1:4 5:1 10:1 11:10 25:12,19 36:1,9 Ex 6:16 Job 38:28 Ps 90:1,2

Lord. Ex 15:3 1Ki 18:39 2Ch 20:6 Ps 18:31 86:10 Isa 44:6 Re 1:4,8 Re 11:17 16:5

5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

plant. 1:12 Ps 104:14

had not. Job 5:10 38:26-28 Ps 65:9-11 135:7 Jer 14:22 Mt 5:45 Heb 6:7

to till. 3:23 4:2,12

6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

there went up a mist. or, a mist which went up. 6

7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

formed man. Ps 100:3 139:14,15 Isa 64:8

of the dust. Heb. the dust of, etc. dust. 3:19,23 Job 4:19 33:6 Ps 103:14 Ec 3:7,20 12:7 Isa 64:8 Ro 9:20 1Co 15:47 2Co 4:7 5:1

and breathed. Job 27:3 33:4 Joh 20:22 Ac 17:25

nostrils. 7:22 Ec 3:21 Isa 2:22

a living. Nu 16:22 27:16 Pr 20:27 Zec 12:1 1Co 15:45 Heb 12:9

8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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

eastward. 3:24 4:16 2Ki 19:12 Eze 27:23 31:16,18

put the. 15

9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

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

tree of life. 3:22 Pr 3:18 11:30 Eze 47:12 Joh 6:48 Re 2:7 22:2,14

tree of knowledge. 17 3:3,22 De 6:25 Isa 44:25 47:10 1Co 8:1

10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

a river. Ps 46:4 Re 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.

11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Havilah. 10:7,29 25:18 1Sa 15:7

12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

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.

Nu 11:7

onyx. Ex 28:20 39:13 Job 28:16 Eze 28:13

13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

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

Ethiopia. Heb. Cush. The country of the ancient Cussaei.

10:6 Isa 11:11

14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Hiddekel. Da 10:4

The Tigris. toward the east of. or, eastward to. 10:11,22 25:18

Euphrates. 15:18 De 1:7 11:24 Re 9:14

15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

the man. or, Adam. 2 Job 31:33

put. 8 Ps 128:2 Eph 4:28

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

God. 1Sa 15:22

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

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

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

thou shalt surely die. Heb. dying thou shalt die. surely. ch. 3:3,4,19 20:7 Nu 26:65 De 27:26 1Sa 14:39,44 20:31 22:16 1Ki 2:37,42 Jer 26:8 Eze 3:18-20 18:4,13,32 33:8,14 Ro 1:32 Ro 5:12-21 6:16,23 7:10-13 8:2 1Co 15:22,56 Ga 3:10 Eph 2:1-6 Eph 5:14 Col 2:13 1Ti 5:6 Jas 1:15 1Jo 5:16 Re 2:11 20:6,14 Re 21:8

18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

good. 1:31 3:12 Ru 3:1 Pr 18:22 Ec 4:9-12 1Co 7:36

I will. 3:12 1Co 11:7-12 1Ti 2:11-13 1Pe 3:7

meet for him. Heb. as before him.

19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

And out. 1:20-25

brought. 22,23 1:26,28 6:20 9:2 Ps 8:4-8

Adam. or, the man. 15

20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

gave names to. Heb. called. but. 18

21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

15:12 1Sa 26:12 Job 4:13 33:15 Pr 19:15 Da 8:18

22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

made. Heb. builded. Ps 127:1 1Ti 2:13

brought. 19 Pr 18:22 19:14 Heb 13:4

23 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.

bone. 29:14 Jud 9:2 2Sa 5:1 19:13 Eph 5:30

flesh. 24

Woman. Heb. Isha. 1Co 11:8,9

taken. 1Co 11:8

Man. Heb. Ish.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

leave. 24:58,59 31:14,15 Ps 45:10

cleave. Le 22:12,13 De 4:4 10:20 Jos 23:8 Ps 45:10 Pr 12:4 31:10 Ac 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 Mt 19:3-9 Mr 10:6-12 Ro 7:2 1Co 6:16,17 7:2-4,10 1Co 7:11 Eph 5:28-31 1Ti 5:14 1Pe 3:1-7

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

naked. 3:7,10,11

ashamed. Ex 32:25 Ps 25:3 31:17 Isa 44:9 47:3 54:4 Jer 6:15 17:13 Eze 16:61 Joe 2:26 Mr 8:38 Lu 9:26 Ro 10:11