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The Garden of Eden was the place where Man and Woman were supposed to live in contentment, without any lack. Everything was supplied and free to use, apart from the fruits of one tree, ‘The Tree of Knowing Good and Bad', located at the center of the garden. The other famous tree, ‘The tree of life', is briefly mentioned and no prohibitions are issued regarding it.

At this stage both the Man and the Woman are still nameless. The Hebrew word Adam literally means ‘A Man', it is a noun but confused by most translators as a name. The name “Eve” appears only at the end of this chapter, post the primordial sin.

God warns his creations that whoever will eat from that tree will die. God does not threaten or vows to punish, but merely describes death as the inevitable effect of the fruit.

The snake shows the woman the fruit and encourages her to give it a try. He assures her that she will not die on the spot, but merely become godlike and know good and bad. It is important to note that both God and the Snake describe the effect of the tree not as ‘Knowing good or Bad', but ‘Knowing good and bad'. So before eating it none of these concepts exists. The woman tastes the apple and later gives her man a bite as well.

The next scene depicts God walking around the garden, calling for Adam. But Adam is hiding. Why are you hiding? , God asks. Adam replies that he is hiding because he is naked. God then replies with a rhetorical question that exposes the apple's effect:

“Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?” (Genesis, Ch.3, Verse 11)

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