oops--that should be 3.20
On Fri, 21 May 1999, Catherine S Cox wrote:
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> See Gen 4.20: The man (ha-adom) names the woman (ha-isha) *havvah*,
> mother of all living things, rendered in English as "Eve." The JPS Torah
> Commentary on Genesis by Nahan Sarna has some pretty good info on this,
> explaining the distinction between the generic and personal names in
> context.
>
>
> On Fri, 21 May 1999, Dr. C. T. Ault wrote:
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> > Dear All, This may sound like a silly question, but my erudition in matters of
> > the Church and History of Religion is miniscule by contrast to the norm of this
> > network, which is why I enjoy lurking on it so much. So, here is the question.
> > In the Hebrew scriptures, G-d created Adam, "ha-adom", "the man," then He
> > created "ha-isha," the woman. When and how did "ha-isha" become Eve? Thanks
> >
> > yrs, Tom Ault
> >
>
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