Eve, the first woman created by God, holds a significant place in biblical history as the mother of all living. Her creation is detailed in the Book of Genesis, where she is formed from the rib of Adam, the first man, to be his companion and helper (Genesis 2:21-22). Eve's role in the narrative of the Fall of Man is pivotal, as she becomes the first to be deceived by Satan, leading to the introduction of sin into the world.

The account of Eve's beguilement by Satan is found in Genesis 3. The serpent, described as more cunning than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made, approaches Eve in the Garden of Eden. He questions her about God's command regarding the forbidden fruit, saying, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" (Genesis 3:1). Eve responds by clarifying that they may eat from the trees in the garden, except for the tree in the middle, which they must not touch or eat from, lest they die (Genesis 3:2-3).

Satan, in the guise of the serpent, directly contradicts God's warning, assuring Eve, "You will not surely die" (Genesis 3:4). He further entices her by suggesting that eating the fruit will open her eyes, making her like God, knowing good and evil (Genesis 3:5). This deception plays upon Eve's desires, as she perceives the fruit as good for food, pleasing to the eye, and desirable for gaining wisdom.

Eve succumbs to the serpent's beguilement and takes the fruit, eating it and subsequently giving some to Adam, who also eats (Genesis 3:6). This act of disobedience results in the immediate awareness of their nakedness and the onset of shame, leading them to hide from God (Genesis 3:7-8).

The consequences of Eve's deception are profound and far-reaching. God pronounces judgment upon the serpent, Eve, and Adam. To the serpent, God declares enmity between it and the woman, and between its offspring and hers, foretelling the ultimate victory of the woman's seed (Genesis 3:14-15). To Eve, God pronounces increased pain in childbearing and a relational dynamic where her desire will be for her husband, who will rule over her (Genesis 3:16).

Eve's beguilement by Satan is a foundational event in Christian theology, illustrating the nature of temptation and the consequences of sin. Her account serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of deviating from God's commands and the subtlety of Satan's deceptions. Through Eve, the narrative of the Fall sets the stage for the need for redemption, a theme that resonates throughout the entirety of Scripture.Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
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2 Corinthians 11:3
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
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1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
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The Binding of Satan.
... 3:1), "beguiled Eve through his subtlety," 2:Cor.11:3. He is also the Devil, by
whom our Saviour was tempted in the wilderness, (Matt.4:1-12); and the Satan, ...
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Radical Exposition.
... 3, that "the serpent beguiled Eve," and states definitely who the serpent is""that
old serpent called the devil and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world." ( ...
/.../concerning the assumptions of destructive criticism/ix radical exposition.htm

The Great Canon, Called Also the King of Canons.
... And all the glory of the Promised Land. No earthly Eve beguiled. My body into sin: ...
O turn me not away! Nor in mine old age give me o'er. To Satan for a prey! ...
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Christ the Conqueror of Satan
... argue that it must be needful that Eve should live ... serpent to God, and said, "The
serpent beguiled me, and ... enmity between thee and the woman." Satan counted on ...
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Concerning Our Lord, and Concerning Death and Satan
... But if beguiling He has beguiled me, this is both for ... with Him; for He said that
he, even Satan, is divided ... these you will conquer them, even with Eve and the ...
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Adam's Sin
... of the first, had not the serpent beguiled him with ... There was Satan's subtlety, in
tempting our first parents ... tempting was, That he set upon Eve first because ...
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Can Our Dead Speak to Us?
... Satan beguiles men now as he beguiled Eve in Eden by flattery, by kindling a desire
to obtain forbidden knowledge, by exciting ambition for self-exaltation. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/white/the great controversy/chapter 34 can our dead.htm

Spiritualism.
... Satan beguiles men now as he beguiled Eve in Eden, by flattery, by kindling a desire
to obtain forbidden knowledge, by exciting ambition for self-exaltation. ...
/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /34 spiritualism.htm

The First Lie.
... Satan has not ceased to lie. ... Eve believed the devil instead of God, and took the
forbidden fruit ... Her excuse was, "The serpent beguiled me." But she coveted that ...
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Of Evil Angels
... men are attended by particular evil spirits, we know that Satan and all ... or whom he
may "beguile through his subtlety, as the serpent beguiled Eve." Yea, and in ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 72 of evil angels.htm

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