Genesis 3:20
And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.
Note Eve sounds like the Hebrew for giving life or living.
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Note Eve: Heb. Chavah: that is Living
The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.
And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Adam
- Genesis 2:20, 23; Genesis 5:29; Genesis 16:11; Genesis 29:32–35; Genesis 35:18; Exodus 2:10; 1 Samuel 1:20; Matthew 1:21, 23
- Eve
- Heb. Chavah; that is, living. of.
- Acts 17:26