"father of all . . .", "mother of all . . ."
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Genesis 3:20 — Eve, "the mother of all living"
Genesis 4:19-21 — Jabal, the "father" of tent-dwelling cattle herders, and Jubal, the "father" of harpists and organists.
See Adam and Eve as archetypal Man and Woman; also this discussion.
