Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:12
12. The woman whom thou gavest to be with me Observe the natural effort of a fallen nature to excuse its own guilt by casting the blame on another . And not only is the woman blamed, but a sinister reflection on Jehovah himself appears in the words whom thou gavest to be with me . This woman by my side, whom thou gavest to be my companion and helper, she has been the occasion of my eating the forbidden fruit. read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:1-24
The Generations of the Heavens and the Land, Genesis 2:4 to Genesis 4:26. In chapters 1, and Genesis 2:1-3, the sacred writer gives us his account of the creation of the heavens and the land; he now proceeds to give us their generations, תולרות . His historical standpoint is the day from which these generations start; the day when man was formed of the dust of the ground, and of the breath of life from the heavens. So the first man is conceived of as the product of the heavens and the land... read more