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Both Luke 22:2 and 22:22 are linked to the murder conspiracy against Jesus. The second verse of Luke 22 is one of the only places where it is recorded people were actively seeking to kill him before his arrest. Verse 22 of the same chapter reveals Christ, at his last Passover, knew all along who was the person who would betray him to the religious authorities. The first appearance of multiple twos (222) within a chapter and verse in the Bible is Genesis 2:22. This verse reveals that women were not a separate creation but were purposely made out of a rib borrowed from Adam. God did this to underscore the close relationship he intended for marriage. Related to the closeness of marriage in Genesis 2:22. Another occurrence of 222 is the punishment for defiling this special relationship, through adultery, delineated in Deuteronomy 22:22. Under the Old Covenant, both the man and woman who willingly committed adultery were put to death. This ultimate penalty, according to God, would help "put away evil" from Israel, or any nation, who practices it.