Sentence:  Irenaeus does not regard Adam and <WSD>Eve</WSD> merely as private individuals , but as universal human beings , who were and are all of humanity . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden