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20 Now Adam[a] had named his wife “Eve,”[b] because she was to become the mother of everyone who was living.

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  1. Genesis 3:20 Or the man
  2. Genesis 3:20 The Heb. name Hawwa (Eve) means life.

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.