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”

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Summary

A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Genesis 3:20; referred to as Eve (חַוָּה) or Eve (Εὖα); wife of Adam; mother of Cain, Abel and Seth.

Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Eve

Family members

Spouse

Adam

Siblings

Adam

Children

Abel Cain Seth

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Eve without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.
  2. 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.
  3. Genesis 4:2Referred to, not named
    Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
  4. 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.
  5. For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.