Woman Between Islam and Western Society
1. A Survey
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16.
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply
thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou
shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall
be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17.
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast
hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast
eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee,
saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the
ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of
it all the days of thy life;
18.
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth
to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the
field;
19.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till
thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast
thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust
shalt thou return.
20.
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because
she was the mother of all living.
21.
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord
God make coats of skins, and clothes them.
