King James Bible Dictionary

Life; living, the name given by Adam to his wife (Genesis 3:20; 4:1). The account of her creation is given in Genesis 2:21, 22. The Creator, by declaring that it was not good for man to be alone, and by creating for him a suitable companion, gave sanction to monogamy. The commentator Matthew Henry says- "This companion was taken from his side to signify that she was to be dear unto him as his own flesh. Not from his head, lest she should rule over him; nor from his feet, lest he should tyrannize over her; but from his side, to denote that species of equality which is to subsist in the marriage state." And again, "That wife that is of God's making by special grace, and of God's bringing by special providence, is likely to prove a helpmeet to her husband." Through the subtle temptation of the serpent she violated the commandment of God by taking of the forbidden fruit, which she gave also unto her husband (1 Timothy 2:13-15; 2 Corinthians 11:3). When she gave birth to her first son, she said, "I have gotten a man from the Lord" (R.V., "I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord," Genesis 4:1). Thus she welcomed Cain, as some think, as if he had been the Promised One the "Seed of the woman."

living; enlivening

Creation of
Genesis 1:26-28; Genesis 2:21-24; 1 Timothy 2:13

Named by Adam
Genesis 2:23; Genesis 3:20

Beguiled by Satan
Genesis 1:3; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Timothy 2:14

Clothed with fig leaves
Genesis 3:7

Clothed with skins
Genesis 3:21

Curse denounced against
Genesis 3:16

Messiah promised to
Genesis 3:15

Children of
Genesis 4:1-2; Genesis 4:25; Genesis 5:3-4

(life), the name given in Scripture to the first woman. The account of Eve's creation is found at (Genesis 2:21,22) Perhaps that which we are chiefly intended to learn from the narrative is the foundation upon which the union between man and wife is built, viz., identity of nature and oneness of origin. Through the subtlety of the serpent Eve was beguiled into a violation of the one commandment which had been imposed upon her and Adam. The Scripture account of Eve closes with the birth of Seth.

EVE, noun The consort of Adam, and mother of the human race; so called by Adam, because she was the mother of all living. In this case, the word would properly belong to the Hebrew. But the Hebrew name is havah or chavah, coinciding with the verb, to shew, to discover, and Parkhurst hence denominates eve the manifester. In the Septuagint, eve in Genesis 3:20, is rendered life; but in Genesis 4:1,

it is rendered Euan or Evan. The reason of this variation is not obvious, as the Hebrew is the same in both passages. In Russ. eve is Evva. In the Chickasaw language of America, a wife is called awah, says Adair.