11:1). In all these cases, gender distinctions play no role; the focus is entirely on kinship, shared culture, experience, and identity—the same focus that I argued is present in Genesis 2. Furthermore, the use of the word “cling,” used in Genesis 2:24 to describe the relationship of the man and the woman, does not carry sexual connotations in any other usage, but reflects the desire for association and connection that is characteristic of kinship. To the extent that kinship marks the heart of the