Genesis 3:20
The man, Adam, named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living people.
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
In Context
21The Lord God made clothes from animal skins for Adam and his wife and dressed them.
Cross References
Genesis 2:20So the human, Adam gave names to all cattle and all the wild birds and beasts. But there was no companion suitable for him.
Genesis 5:29He named him Noah, saying: ‘He will bring us relief from our work and the toil of our hands which comes from the ground the Lord cursed.’
Genesis 29:32So Leah gave birth to a son whom she named Reuben, for she said, ‘The Lord has seen my affliction; now my husband will love me.’
Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son; name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.’
Acts 17:26He made all races of the earth’s surface – fixing a time for their rise and fall, and the limits of their settlements –
Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:18-20
Sentence Passed on Adam; Consequences of the Fall. ( b. c. 4004.) 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for… Read the whole commentary →