Daughter of Eve夏娃的女兒（創2:18）

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Daughter of Eve夏娃的女兒（創2:18）

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聖經經文

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” (Genesis 2:18) “耶和華神說、那人獨居不好、我要為他造一個配偶幫助他。”（创2:18）

意思

Daughter of Eve一般指女人。因為她們在夏娃后被繁衍出來。

來源及應用

亞當，是上帝創造的第一個人，“上帝說：“那人獨居不好，我要為他造一個配偶來幫助他。在亞當出生后不久，上帝使他沉睡，然后用他的一條肋骨造出一個女人。亞當叫她夏娃，意思是“生命”因為她是眾生之母。在納尼亞傳奇一書中，著名英國作家C.S. Lewis劉易斯就把女性描述為Daughter of Eve。

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