A.M. 1. B.C. 4004.
This chapter is an appendix to the history of the creation, explaining and enlarging upon that part of it which relates immediately to man. We have in it,
( 1,) The institution of the sabbath, which was made for man, to further his holiness and comfort, Genesis 2:1-3.
(2,) A more particular account of man's creation, as the summary of the whole work, Genesis 2:4-7.
(3,) A description of the garden of Eden, and the placing of man in it under the obligations of a law and covenant, Genesis 2:8-17.
(4,) The creation of the woman, her marriage to the man, and the institution of the ordinance of marriage, Genesis 2:18-25.