The Devil Inside: people must remember something important: the torah was NOT written in english. alot of misconceptions people have about that story are due to the limited scope of the english language.
1. the word for serpent in hebrew is "nachash". this can also mean "enchanter", or "witch doctor". just food for thought.
food for thought tastes like delicious candy.
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M*W: Thank you for bringing this up. I want to clarify something. In the Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus explains, "Now a woman is called in the Hebrew tongue Issa which means 'she-man', but the actual name of this woman was 'Eve', the mother of all living.
I've read that the name 'Eve' in Hebrew is Hawah or 'Ava', which means the same thing as 'to live'. The word 'hayah' refers to a 'female serpent'. These words all seem to have the same origin. The definitions of 'life' and 'serpent' mean the same thing. I find it interesting that Eve (Hawah) was not only thought of as the 'mother of all living,' she was also considered to be called 'the lady of the serpent.'
1. the word for serpent in hebrew is "nachash". this can also mean "enchanter", or "witch doctor". just food for thought.
food for thought tastes like delicious candy.
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M*W: Thank you for bringing this up. I want to clarify something. In the Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus explains, "Now a woman is called in the Hebrew tongue Issa which means 'she-man', but the actual name of this woman was 'Eve', the mother of all living.
I've read that the name 'Eve' in Hebrew is Hawah or 'Ava', which means the same thing as 'to live'. The word 'hayah' refers to a 'female serpent'. These words all seem to have the same origin. The definitions of 'life' and 'serpent' mean the same thing. I find it interesting that Eve (Hawah) was not only thought of as the 'mother of all living,' she was also considered to be called 'the lady of the serpent.'