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Atomic Bible
Genesis 3:20
And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.
from The Punishment of Mankind, Genesis 3:16-20
What it says

Adam names his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all the living.

What it is doing

It preserves the line of life within the chapter's scene of judgment.

In context

16To the woman He said: 17And to Adam He said: 18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, 19By the sweat of your brow 20And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.