# Eve

## Facts:

This was the name of the first woman. Her name means “life” or “living.”

* God formed Eve from a rib that he took out of Adam.
* Eve was created to be Adam’s “helper.” She came alongside Adam to assist him in the work that God gave them to do.
* Eve was tempted by Satan (in the form of a snake) and was the first to sin by eating the fruit that God said not to eat.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [Adam](../names/adam.md), [life](../kt/life.md), [Satan](../kt/satan.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Timothy 2:13](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/02/13)
* [2 Corinthians 11:3](rc://en/tn/help/2co/11/03)
* [Genesis 3:20](rc://en/tn/help/gen/03/20)
* [Genesis 4:2](rc://en/tn/help/gen/04/02)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[1:13](rc://en/tn/help/obs/01/13)__ Then God took one of Adam’s ribs and made it into a woman and brought her to him.
* __[2:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/02/02)__ But there was a crafty snake in the garden. He asked the woman, “Did God really tell you not to eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”
* __[2:11](rc://en/tn/help/obs/02/11)__ The man named his wife __Eve__, which means “life-giver,” because she would become the mother of all people.
* __[21:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/01)__ God promised that a descendant of __Eve__ would be born who would crush the snake’s head.
* __[48:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/48/02)__ Satan spoke through the snake in the garden in order to deceive __Eve__.
* __[49:8](rc://en/tn/help/obs/49/08)__ When Adam and __Eve__ sinned, it affected all of their descendants.
* __[50:16](rc://en/tn/help/obs/50/16)__ Because Adam and __Eve__ disobeyed God and brought sin into this world, God cursed it and decided to destroy it.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H2332, G20960
