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The man called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
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A Name of Faith, Not Despair
Immediately after receiving the sentence of death, Adam names his wife "Eve," which means "life." Commentators see this not as denial, but as a profound act of faith. Adam clung to God's promise of a future "seed" (Genesis 3:15) who would defeat the serpent. He named her "Life" because he believed God would bring life and redemption through her, demonstrating hope in the face of judgment.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
שׁוּף shûp “bruise, wound.” τηρεῖν (= τερεῖν ?) tērein ἐκτρίβειν ektribein …
19th Century
Anglican
EXCURSUS C: ON THE DURATION OF THE PARADISIACAL STATE OF INNOCENCE.
The Bereshit Rabba argues that Adam and Eve re…
Baptist
For out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mot…
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16th Century
Protestant
And Adam called, etc. There are two ways in which this may be read. The former, in the pluperfect tense, is ‘Adam had called.’ If…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Adam called his wife's name Eve Whom he had before named "Ishah", a woman, because taken from him the man, ([Ref…
God named the man and called him Adam, which signifies red earth; Adam named the woman and called her Eve, that is, life. Adam bears the name of th…
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