Holy Scripture
Genesis 3:20
A church father on this verse
“The woman who initiated transgression was called "Life," because she was responsible for the succession of those who came to birth and sinned. She thus became mother of the righteous and unrighteous alike. Each one of us shows himself to be just or willfully renders himself disobedient.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
20And Adam called the name of his wife Life, because she was the mother of all living.
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In context
18Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread until thou return to the earth out of which thou wast taken, for earth thou art and to earth thou shalt return.
— Genesis 3:20 —
21And the Lord God made for Adam and his wife garments of skin, and clothed them.
22And God said, Behold, Adam is become as one of us, to know good and evil, and now lest at any time he stretch forth his hand, and take of the tree of life and eat, and so he shall live forever—