is noteworthy, too, that Eve is created out of Adam’s rib. She is formed from him, which indicates the intimate bond between them—and between every married couple. This is summed up in Jesus’ quotation of Genesis 2:24 in Matthew 19:5: “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” The Hebrew term here translated “be united,” which may also be rendered “stick,” suggests a bond that cannot easily be broken. Indeed, the statement