Eve

Eve - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

Life; living, the name given by Adam to his wife (Gen. 3:20; 4:1). The account of her creation is given in Gen. 2:21, 22. The Creator, by declaring that it was not good for man to be alone, and by creating for him a suitable companion, gave sanction to monogamy. The commentator Matthew Henry says: "This companion was taken from his side to signify that she was to be dear unto him as his own flesh. Not from his head, lest she should rule over him; nor from his feet, lest he should tyrannize over her; but from his side, to denote that species of equality which is to subsist in the marriage state." And again, "That wife that is of God's making by special grace, and of God's bringing by special providence, is likely to prove a helpmeet to her husband." Through the subtle temptation of the serpent she violated the commandment of God by taking of the forbidden fruit, which she gave also unto her husband (1 Tim. 2:13-15; 2 Cor. 11:3). When she gave birth to her first son, she said, "I have gotten a man from the Lord" (R.V., "I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord," Gen. 4:1). Thus she welcomed Cain, as some think, as if he had been the Promised One the "Seed of the woman."

Eve - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

EVE, n. The consort of Adam, and mother of the human race; so called by Adam, because she was the mother of all living. In this case,the word would properly belong to the Hebrew. But the Hebrew name is havah or chavah, coinciding with the verb, to shew, to discover, and Parkhurst hence denominates Eve, the manifester. In the Septuagint, Eve, in Gen 3:20, is rendered life; but in Gen 4:1,

it is rendered Euan or Evan. The reason of this variation is not obvious, as the Hebrew is the same in both passages. In Russ. Eve is Evva. In the Chickasaw language of America, a wife is called awah, says Adair.

Definition

This was the name of the first woman. Her name means “life” or “living.”

• God formed Eve from a rib that he took out of Adam.
• Eve was created to be Adam’s “helper.” She came alongside Adam to assist him in the work that God gave them to do.
• Eve was tempted by Satan (in the form of a snake) and was the first to sin by eating the fruit that God said not to eat.

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(See also: Adam, life, Satan)

Bible References

• 1 Timothy 2:13
• 2 Corinthians 11:3
• Genesis 3:20
• Genesis 4:2

Examples from the Bible stories

• __1:13__ Then God took one of Adam’s ribs and made it into a woman and brought her to him.
• __2:2__ But there was a crafty snake in the garden. He asked the woman, “Did God really tell you not to eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”
• __2:11 The man named his wife Eve__, which means “life-giver,” because she would become the mother of all people.
• __21:1 God promised that a descendant of Eve__ would be born who would crush the snake’s head.
• __48:2 Satan spoke through the snake in the garden in order to deceive Eve__.
• __49:8 When Adam and Eve__ sinned, it affected all of their descendants.
• __50:16 Because Adam and Eve__ disobeyed God and brought sin into this world, God cursed it and decided to destroy it.

Word Data

• Strong’s: H2332, G20960