Gen 3:20 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 3:20-24: 3:20-24 Soon after they were judged for their sin, Adam and Eve were banished from the garden. 3:20 Eve (Hebrew khawah ) sounds like a Hebrew term ( khayah ) that means “to give life.” Following God’s pronouncement of Adam’s impending death (3:19 ), Adam expressed hope by giving Eve a name associated with life. Adam’s naming of Eve in such close proximity to 3:16 may suggest that the narrator views it as Adam’s first act of ruling over the woman after the Fall (see study note on 2:19-20).

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‏ Genesis 3:20

Summary for Gen 3:20-24: 3:20-24 ^a Soon after they were judged for their sin, Adam and Eve were banished from the garden. 3:20 ^b Eve (Hebrew khawah) sounds like a Hebrew term (khayah) that means “to give life.” Following God’s pronouncement of Adam’s impending death (3:19 ^c), Adam expressed hope by giving Eve a name associated with life. Adam’s naming of Eve in such close proximity to 3:16 ^d may suggest that the narrator views it as Adam’s first act of ruling over the woman after the Fall (see study note on 2:19-20).