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What the Bible Says About Eve

Overview

The Bible addresses eve across 11 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Genesis. Closely related themes include God, Man, Women and Woman. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Adam, Cain, Seth and Eve.

Key Bible verses about eve

Old Testament

Genesis

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:23

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. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

Genesis 2:24

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Genesis 4:2

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. Abel: Heb. Hebel a keeper: Heb. a feeder

Genesis 5:3

And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

Genesis 5:4

And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

People in the Bible and eve

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying eve for yourself

  • Begin with Genesis 1:26, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Consider the lives of Adam, Cain and Seth and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: God, Man, Women and Woman.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about eve?

The Bible addresses eve across 11 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Genesis. Closely related themes include God, Man, Women and Woman. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Adam, Cain, Seth and Eve.

How many Bible verses are about eve?

The Bible references eve in 11 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention eve?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 1:26: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

Which people in the Bible are associated with eve?

Adam, Cain, Seth, Eve and Abel.

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