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20And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Genesis 3:20

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 20)

God having named the man, and called him Adam , which signifies red earth , Adam, in further token of dominion, named the woman, and called her Eve , that is, life . Adam bears the name of the dying body, Eve that of the living soul. The reason of the name is here given (some think, by Moses the historian, others, by Adam himself): Because she was (that is, was to be) the mother of all living . He...

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