Jehovah performed the first marriage by creating Adam and Eve and bringing them together. He purposed for them to have a happy, enduring union and to fill the earth with their offspring. However, rebellion against Jehovah’s sovereignty marred the first marriage and brought sin and death to all mankind.
لَقَدْ أَبْرَزَ يَسُوعُ أَهَمِّيَّةَ مَحَبَّةِ ٱلْقَرِيبِ حِينَ وَضَعَهَا بَعْدَ مَحَبَّةِ يَهْوَهَ مُبَاشَرَةً .‏