Eve

Eve

Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Ḥawwāh in Classical Hebrew, Khavah in Modern Israeli Hebrew, Arabic: حواء, Syriac: ܚܘܐ, Tigrinya: ሕይዋን Hiywan) was, according to the creation myth of Abrahamic religions, the first woman created by God.

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Famous quotes containing the word eve:

    ““Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived.” It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.”
    —F.H. (Francis Herbert)

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    Sadie: You got it mixed up with Christmas. New Year’s Eve is when people go back to killing each other.”
    —Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)