Promise kept
The two will become one flesh
Genesis written (1446–1406 BC) to Ephesians written (AD 60–62): ~1,470–1,510 years in the Modern reckoning, ~4,060–4,070 years in the Traditional.
The first marriage in Eden; Paul quotes it and says it speaks of Christ and the church.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church. For we are members of His body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
How many years apart?
| From | To | Between | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | Genesis written, 1446–1406 BC | Ephesians written, AD 60–62 | ~1,470–1,510 years |
| Traditional | Creation, 4004 BC | Ephesians written, AD 60–62 | ~4,060–4,070 years |
Where an event has no date in a reckoning, the arc starts when the book was written. About the two reckonings.
Is it in the cross-reference data?
Yes: OpenBible.info links Genesis 2:24 and Ephesians 5:28–31, with 77 reader votes.