Genesis 2:24
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 2Meaning
Marriage is presented as the formation of a new kinship unit marked by committed attachment and one-flesh union.
Read carefully
'One flesh' includes bodily union but is not exhausted by a single sexual act; in context it describes the enduring relational bond formed by husband and wife.
Reflection
Deep union requires reordered loyalties. The verse pictures covenantal intimacy as both attachment and the creation of a new shared life.