Old Testament

Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Genesis 29:1-3, 9-13, 16-20, 21-23, 25-28

So Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the East. And he looked, and saw a well in the field; and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks. A large stone was on the well's mouth. Now all the flocks would be gathered there; and they would roll the stone from the well's mouth, water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the well's mouth....

Now while he was still speaking with them [the shepherds], Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess. And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's relative and that he was Rebekah's son. So she ran and told her father. Then it came to pass, when Laban heard the report about Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him and kissed him, and brought him to his house....

Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah's eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance. Now Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.'

And Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.' So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her.

Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in to her.' And Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast. Now it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter and brought her to Jacob; and he went in to her....

So it came to pass in the morning, that behold, it was Leah. And he said to Laban, "What is this you have done to me? Was it not for Rachel that I served you? Why then have you deceived me?'

And Laban said, "It must not be done so in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. Fulfill her week, and we will give you this one also for the service which you will serve with me still another seven years.' Then Jacob did so and fulfilled her week. So he gave him his daughter Rachel as wife also.

Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?

The New Testament

He who made them in the beginning "made them male and female' and said "For this reason a man shall leave his mother and father and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.' So then they are no longer two but one flesh.

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.

The Heavenly Doctrines

All things in the universe that are in Divine order have relation to good and truth because both of these go forth from God from whom are all things.

[T]here are two lives, which make one in a person, the life of truth, and the life of good. The life of truth is the life of a person's understanding, but the life of good is the life of his will. For truths reside in the understanding, but goods reside in the will.

[T]he Lord's Divine providence continually works to unite truth to good and good to truth in a person, because that union constitutes both the church and heaven...for thus is a person united to the Lord.

Love that is indeed conjugial is a union of two minds, and this is a spiritual union. Any spiritual union comes down from heaven.

Truly conjugial love is nothing but a union of love and wisdom. Two married partners who have this love between them and in them at the same time are a reflection and image of it.

The male was created to be an expression of the understanding of truth, thus a picture of truth.

The female was created to be an expression of the will of good, thus a picture of good.

Love with its inmost friendship constantly increases in the wife, and wisdom with its happiness in the husband, and this to eternity.

None can know what conjugial love is or what the delight which accompanies it is like except those who receive the good of love and the truths of faith from the Lord. For that love springs from heaven, from the marriage of goodness and truth there.