Eve’s name, which means “life,” didn’t just allude to the fact that humans got to keep on living, instead of all being struck dead. It also alluded to the spiritual and eternal life that God would give humans through faith in his promises.
Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,” aria from “Jesu, der du meine Seele,” BWV 78 (Leipzig, 1724).
Eve’s name, which means “life,” didn’t just allude to the fact that humans got to keep on living, instead of all being struck dead. It also alluded to the spiritual and eternal life that God would give humans through faith in his promises.
Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,” aria from “Jesu, der du meine Seele,” BWV 78 (Leipzig, 1724).