Gen 2 | TSK | STEP | The first Sabbath. Further particulars concerning the manner of creation. The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation; man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge only forbidden. The animals are named by Adam. The making of woman, and the institution of marriage. Thus. host.

Genesis 2

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

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 ,] 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Havilah.

10:7,29; 25:18; 1Sa 15:7 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

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

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

10:6; Isa 11:11

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