Ezer [the word used to describe the role of Eve] is a powerful Hebrew militaristic term which implies the action of a warrior. Within the context of the Garden of Eden, protection and cultivation were top priority. Adam was given the task to “guard” Eden...implying that there is something or someone that Eden needed protection against... Evil was on the prowl, (how else would the serpent have been able to enter the garden to deceive Eve in the first place?), and Adam needed a strong equal who could be his partner in battle, (a warrior), and in his work of cultivation and protection… She most likely needed to rely on her warrior nature even more in the harsher environment outside of Eden... Mother Eve’s warrior-like and assertive personality has rippled through history, sometimes understood, but too often misunderstood... Eve’s is a story of strength and resilience, of leadership and of misunderstanding and hard lessons learned. She is a figure to be admired, learned from and honored as the Mother of All Life.
One of the greatest evils that our society struggles with today is the oppression of women and girls which has been justified and perpetuate
