Contradiction with Genesis 5:4
This verse contradicts Genesis 3:20 by stating that Adam had other sons and daughters, implying that Eve was not the mother of all living, as other women would have been involved in subsequent generations.
Genesis 5:4: And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 15:45
This verse contradicts Genesis 3:20 by referring to Adam as the first man and a living being, focusing on man as the beginning, whereas Genesis 3:20 emphasizes Eve as the mother of all living.
1 Corinthians 15:45: And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.
Contradiction with Genesis 1:27-28
This verse contradicts Genesis 3:20 by presenting the creation of man and woman as simultaneous, whereas Genesis 3:20 implies that Eve's role as the mother of all came later.
Genesis 1:27-28: So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Contradiction with Genesis 6:9-10
This verse contradicts Genesis 3:20 by mentioning Noah's sons and their families, who perpetuated human life after the flood, not focusing on Eve as the pivotal source of all human life.
Genesis 6:9-10: These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God. [perfect: or, upright]
Paradox #1
Genesis 3:20 might present a contradiction in the sense that Adam names his wife Eve, meaning "mother of all living," before they have any children. This could be seen as inconsistent with the sequence of events, as humanity has not yet begun to populate the earth at this point in the narrative.
Paradox #2
Genesis 3:20 mentions Eve as the "mother of all living." A potential contradiction arises because there are earlier mentions of other people living outside the immediate family of Adam and Eve, such as Cain's wife, which raises questions about who these people were and how they came to exist if Eve was the first woman.
Paradox #3
The issue some people point out with Genesis 3:20 is that it suggests all human beings descended from just two individuals, Adam and Eve. From a scientific perspective, human genetic diversity is too great to have come from a single pair of humans. Genetic studies suggest that humans evolved from a larger population of ancestors, not just two people. This is seen as a contradiction between the biblical account and scientific understanding of human ancestry.
Paradox #4
One possible conflict is that the verse implies Eve is "the mother of all living" even though there are other people mentioned later in the Bible. This could cause confusion about where other people came from.
Paradox #5
Genesis 3:20 states that Eve was called "the mother of all living," which can be seen as inconsistent with the earlier creation of other humans or beings outside of Adam and Eve's immediate descendants. If other people existed outside of their line, the statement could be considered contradictory.