Eve חַוָּה

Eve was the first woman, created as Adam's wife, who was tempted by the serpent and ate the forbidden fruit.

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In the genealogy of Jesus

Where Eve appears

Genesis (2), 2 Corinthians (1), 1 Timothy (1)

Key verses

• Genesis 3:20 first mention — And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
• Genesis 4:1 — And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3 — But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
• 1 Timothy 2:13 — For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.