JBL 130, no. 2 (2011): 227–246
Sexual Desire? Eve, Genesis 3:16,
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joel n. lohr
joel.lohr@twu.ca
Trinity Western University, Langley, BC V2Y 1Y1, Canada
Yhwh Elohim says to the woman, “I shall multiply your suffering and your . . .
pregnancies; with pain you shall give birth to sons; and your desire shall be unto
your husband, and he shall rule over you” (3.16). Any interpretation of this utter-
ance—as a curse, aetiological statem