In this article, Maria Dyck shares how understanding the Hebrew term ‘helpmeet’ helped free her from expectations in her marriage and gave her a desire to lean into her identity.

Genesis 2:18 says that God meant Eve to be an ezer kenegdo for Adam, a helper as his partner. A closer look reveals a relationship built on mutuality and partnership.

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Was Eve subordinate to Adam? Does helping someone require that you subordinate yourself? These 3 scholars answer this question with “yes.”

Quote "Ezers do hard things." Ezer is the Hebrew transliteration of the word helper in Genesis when God created woman.

There’s something to be said for a woman who is strong, confident, and a hard worker. I’d say being described by those three words is quite a compliment. Yet these […]