Genesis 2:18 meaning and explanation
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
Genesis 2:18, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the first words in the Bible that name something "not good." The man in the garden has work, a place and fellowship with God, yet the LORD says solitude is not good for him. The Hebrew word for helper is ezer, a term used elsewhere of God himself as Israel's help, so it carries no hint of inferiority.
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