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Genesis 3:20
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20 Adam[a] named his wife Eve,[b](A) because she would become the mother of all the living.

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  1. Genesis 3:20 Or The man
  2. Genesis 3:20 Eve probably means living.
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Genesis 3:20
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20 And Adam called his wife’s name (A)Eve,[a] because she was the mother of all living.

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  1. Genesis 3:20 Lit. Life or Living
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Genesis 3:20
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20 The man named his wife Eve (meaning “The life-giving one”),[a] for he said, “She shall become the mother of all mankind”;

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  1. Genesis 3:20 Eve (meaning “The life-giving one”). Many Hebrew names are based on puns. In this instance the Hebrew word for Eve sounds similar to a Hebrew word that means “life-giving.”
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