Mother of All Living
Women · 6 verses
The first woman, fashioned from Adam's rib in the garden of Eden, Eve stood as the crown of God's creative work—the suitable helper designed for Adam, completing the divine image in humanity's male and female expression. Created without sin in a state of original righteousness, she enjoyed unhindered fellowship with God and her husband until the serpent's subtle deception led her to question God's goodness and wisdom. When she saw that the forbidden tree was good for food, pleasant to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom, she took its fruit and gave it to Adam, thereby introducing sin and death into the human race.
Yet even in pronouncing judgment, God demonstrated mercy—the protevangelium of Genesis 3:15 promised that the woman's seed would bruise the serpent's head, offering hope of ultimate redemption. Adam's naming her Eve (Hebrew חַוָּה, Chavvah, meaning 'life' or 'living') after the Fall demonstrated remarkable faith, believing that despite the curse of death, she would indeed become the mother of all living.
Through her painful childbearing would come both Cain the murderer and Seth, through whose line the Messiah would eventually be born.
Scripture References
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”
“And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
“And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”