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Eve took fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of good & evil. Since there was only one such tree in the garden, it would not be a fruit we know. Artists painted the scene during the Renaissance, and depicted an apple, which lead to the common reference.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe translation was misinterpreted and it was assumed that the apple was the forbidden fruit. The literal translation of the ancient texts actually describes the pomegranate.
Eugene Ulrich
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∙ 14y agoEve gave Adam an apple to eat from the one tree 'the tree of knowledge" that God told them not to eat from. Eve was tricked by the devil who was in the form of a serpent at the time.
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When did the idea of independence started?
When Eve ate the apple.
Who ate the apple from the forbidden tree - Adam or Eve?
Both ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil: a serpent tempted Eve who ate it first and then offered the forbidden fruit to Adam. But the bible never identifies that fruit as being an apple...
Who was consider to be the first actor?
Satan? He was so convincing to Eve that she ate the apple.
How death entered into the world and became a wage of sin?
When Adam and Eve ate the apple.
Who was the people who didn't listen to Jesus and ate the apple?
It was Adam and Eve. They did a sin for eating that apple. God, not Jesus, said no. When they ate it, the Devil made it so that it started the whole "sin" thing.
Who ate the apple?
Eve (it was a papaya)Additional information:Actually, the Bible doesn't say what kind of fruit it was...just 'fruit'(Genesis 3:2+6). Eve first ate the fruit, then gave some to her husband, Adam, who also ate. (Genesis 3:6+12)
Why does malus in Latin mean apple and evil?
Because Adam and Eve ate the apple and thereby got kicked out of paradise because they weren't "good" any longer.
Did Eve eat the apple before or after having children?
They both ate the fruit. Eve was first, then she told Adam to eat the fruit also, and he agreed to.
What did Satan say they would b like if they ate from the tree?
God, because before Adam and Eve ate the apple only God knew the difference between right and wrong.
What time of the day was it when Adam and Eve ate the apple?
It is unclear from the narrative what time of day it was from the story as written. However, as Adam and Eve were is paradise, the current conception of a day may not be accurate to describe when the sin was committed.
What happened when God entered the Garden of Eden?
God came in to the grarden and saw that adam and eve had no clothing and knew that both Adam and eve ate the posin from the apple, that's what created sin.
Did Adam and Eve wear a fig leaf after eating the apple?
Yes. (Genesis 3:7) But God didn't think that was enough to cover them; so God made longer garments for them. Genesis 3:21. Also, a side note, the Bible does not say that Adam and Eve ate an 'apple'. It says they ate a 'fruit'.(Genesis 3:6)
