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Gen 2:21 — And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		Gen 15:12; 1Sa 26:12; Job 4:13; Job 33:15; Pro 19:15; Dan 8:18

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	Gen 15:12	And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
	1Sa 26:12	So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw [it], nor knew [it], neither awaked: for they [were] all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.
	Job 4:13	In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
	Job 33:15	In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
	Pro 19:15	Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
	Dan 8:18	Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 2:21," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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