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What was on the sword that kept Adam and Eve from the tree of life?
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What angel had a flaming sword?
Most likely this refers to the cherubims in Genesis who guarded the way back to the Tree of Life after the fall into sin by Adam and Eve. Genesis 3 v24 - After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
What was the first tree mentioned in the Bible?
A:The first tree actually named in the Bible is the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:17), followed by the Tree of Life (Genesis 3:24). After Adam had eaten of the Tree of Knowledge Good and Evil, he then knew that one day he would die. He also knew that the fruit of the Tree of Life would give him immortality. God drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and placed cherubim and a flaming sword at the entrance to keep or block the path to the Tree of Life.
How long could Adam have lived by partaking of the Tree of Life?
If Adam had eaten only from the tree of Life, he would have lived forever, and would not have died.
Why does God fear that Adam and Eve will try to eat from the Tree of Life?
A:Genesis 2:17 says that God placed a Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the middle of the Garden of Eden. By eating the fruit of this tree, Adam became god-like: (3:22) "now the man is become like one of us." Adam had become like the gods, except that he was still mortal. So that he would not now eat of the Tree of Life which God had also planted in the Garden of Eden, and thus become immortal, God sent Adam and Eve from the Garden and placed cherubim and a flaming sword to keep (block) the path to the Tree of Life (3:24).
Why did God not simply forgive Adam and Eve and give them another chance?
The biblical story of Adam and Even is widely misunderstood to represent God as punishing Adam and Eve for eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. In this story, there were two trees, the fruit of which Adam was forbidden to eat - the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and the Tree of Life.Adam and Eve, in their innocent state, were unaware that they must die one day, so eating of the Tree of Life was of no interest to them. They ate of the Tree of Knowledge and learnt to understand good and evil, including that they would one day die. After they had eaten of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil they became like gods (Genesis 3:22: "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us..."), except that they were still mortal.By eating of the Tree of Life, they would then also be immortal. To make sure that this did not happen, Adam and Eve had to be kept away from the Tree of Life. In Genesis 3:24, God drove out the man and placed at the entrance of the Garden of Eden, cherubim and a flaming sword to keep [block] the way of the Tree of Life. When the story is read carefully, this was not as a punishment, but to ensure that Adam and Eve did not eat the other fruit and become immortal.
Adam and Eve were banished from the garden after eating from the tree of knowledge the angel barring the gate was holding a what?
Flaming sword, I believe.
Who guarded the gate of the garden with a flaming sword in the Bible?
Adam and EveAnswer:Genesis 3:24New King James Version (NKJV)24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
How did God block access by Adam back into the garden?
In the story of Adam and Eve, Adam had eaten of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and had become godlike after eating the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3:22: "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us...") - except that he was not immortal. If he also ate of the Tree of Life, he would be equal to the gods and immortal. It was against this eventuality that God had to banish Adam and Eve from the Garden and place a cherub and a flaming sword there, to block the way back to the Tree of Life. A cherub was apparently a sphinx-like being with wings and the head of a lion.
What does the tree symbolise in Genesis?
The tree from which Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat the fruit, was the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:9). This tree featured in many ancient Near Eastern creation myths, and gave whoever ate its fruit knowledge of everything, including an understanding of good and evil. After Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit, we find God saying (3:22) that they were now like one of the gods - except that they were not immortal. If they also ate of the Tree of Life, they would be equal to the gods and immortal. It was against this eventuality that God had to banish Adam and Eve from the Garden and place a cherub and a flaming sword there, to block the way back to the Tree of Life.
Why did God place cherubim with a flaming sword which turned every way East of Eden?
A:Genesis 2:17 says that God placed a Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the middle of the Garden of Eden. By eating the fruit of this tree, Adam had become god-like: (3:22) "now the man is become like one of us." Adam became like the gods, except that he was still mortal. So that he would not now eat of the Tree of Life which God had also planted in the Garden of Eden, and thus become immortal like the gods, God sent Adam and Eve from the Garden and placed cherubim (Hebrew; sing: cherub) and a flaming sword to keep (block) the path to the Tree of Life (3:24).
Were Adam and Eve forbidden to eat the tree of life before the fall?
A:Genesis 2:17 explicitly forbids Adam to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, but does not forbid him to eat of the Tree of Life. Leon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) says that this can be explained because Adam would not have been aware of his own mortality and would therefore not have been interested in eating from the Tree of Life. There was, at this stage in the story, no reason for God to bring this tree to Adam's attention. After Adam had eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, he then knew that one day he would die. He also knew that the fruit of the Tree of Life would give him immortality. God drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and placed cherubim and a flaming sword at the entrance to keep or block the path to the Tree of Life (Genesis 3:24). It was no longer enough to forbid Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Life: they had to be forcibly prevented from doing so.
What happened to the tree of life?
After Adam and Eve partook of the fruit, Jehovah God drove them out of Eden. At Genesis 3:24 it says: "So he drove the man out, he posted at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flaming blade of a sword that was turning continuously to guard the way to the tree of life." The cherubs remained stationed at their posts until the physical tree was destroyed in the Flood of Noah's day.
