Genesis 3:20
“And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Adam called his wife's name Eve,.... Whom he had before named "Ishah", a woman, because taken from him the man, Gen…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 3:8-21
- XVI. The Judgment 15. שׁוּף shûp “bruise, wound.” τηρεῖν (=τερεῖν?) tērein ἐκτρίβειν ektribein Job 9:17,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living - A man who does not understand the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
God having named the man, and called him Adam, which signifies red earth, Adam, in further token of dominion, named the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Genesis 3:20-21
These two verses are a parenthesis interrupting the thread of the narrative. Probably they contain materials current in…
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