"Snake", "Life" or "Mother of All Living"?: The Meaning of the Name חַוָּה (Eve) And Its Role in Gen 3

In Gen 3:20, the redactor of the Book of Genesis reports for the second time the scene of naming the woman created by God from Adam’s rib (cf. Gen 2:21-23). The name אשׁה (woman) used by Adam in Gen 2:23 obviously relates—at least phonetically—to the noun אישׁ (man). In this way, the editor expresse...

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Main Author: Napora, Krzysztof (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: CEEOL 2022
In: Verbum vitae
Year: 2022, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-50
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Adam und Eva / Creation / Bible. Genesis 3,20 / Bible. Genesis 2,21-23
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NBD Doctrine of Creation
NCF Sexual ethics
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