The simple reason is to maintain continuity: the woman was “bone of [Adam’s] bone and flesh of [his] flesh” [Gen 2:23], unlike the animals Adam named earlier [vv 19-20].
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The simple reason is to maintain continuity: the woman was “bone of [Adam’s] bone and flesh of [his] flesh” [Gen 2:23], unlike the animals Adam named earlier [vv 19-20].