Eve
Eve was the first woman, created as Adam's wife, who was tempted by the serpent and ate the forbidden fruit.
The name Eve means “living; enlivening”
FemaleOld & New Testaments3 books5 verses
Summary
Events
Dates are approximate
- Creation of Adam and Evec. 4004 BC
- The Fallc. 4004 BC
- Birth of Sethc. 3874 BC
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Mentions
Includes 1 verse that refer to Eve without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.
- And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
- Genesis 4:2Referred to, not namedLater she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
- I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
- For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.