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Fruit is usually associated with fertility, youth, sensuality, etc. Comparing a woman to a sun ripened fruit would suggest that she is in her prime. Rotten fruit can symbolize decay and excess. Certain fruits have particular symbolism. Apples, for example, thanks to Milton often allude to the biblical story of Adam and Eve. In that context the apple often symbolizes knowledge, sin, and temptation. Pomegranates were the fruit of the underworld in ancient Greece and sometimes are used to convey death.
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This is one place where The Bible can be read literally, even if the story of the Garden of Eden is otherwise an allegory. The fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil represents the knowledge of both good and evil. This can be evidence of knowing good from bad for the very first time, or it can mean knowledge of everything (everything is either good or bad).
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Who ate the apple?
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When was the first time the word fruit was used in the bible?
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