Genesis 3:20
The man called his wife's name Eve because she was the mother of all the living.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
In Context
21Yahweh God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
Cross References
Genesis 2:20The man gave names to all the livestock, to all the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field. But for the man himself there was found no helper suitable for him.
Genesis 5:29He called his name Noah, saying, “This one will give us rest from our work and from the painful labor of our hands, which we must do because of the ground that Yahweh has cursed.”
Genesis 29:32Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked upon my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.”
Exodus 2:10When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and said, “Because I drew him from the water.”
Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Acts 17:26From one man he made every nation of people to live on the surface of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the boundaries of their living areas,
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 →