After the first humans disobeyed God, God pronounced three messages directed at the serpent, the woman, and the man. We have seen that the messages, while announcing difficult conditions for humans, carried with them the promise of life. For even if life were to be difficult, it meant that there was life. So at the end Adam recognizes his wife, the woman, as Eve, the one who would be the mother of all the living. Adam recognizes that, with her help, humans will be able to avert fight against death. Now we move on to the final part of Genesis 3.
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