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He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
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One Name, One Flesh
Commentators highlight that God called both the male and the female "Adam." This shared name signifies their profound unity and establishes the sacred bond of marriage. As John Calvin notes, it teaches that husband and wife are like one person, a principle for all future generations to cherish.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
16th Century
Protestant
Male and female created he them. This clause commends the sacred bond of marriage and the inseparable union of husband and wife. For when …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Male and female he created them Adam and Eve, the one a male, the other a female; and but one male and one female, to sho…
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