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A:There were two forbidden trees in the story of the Garden of Eden. One was the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and one was the Tree of Life.

Eve ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. This was not a fruit known to us, such as an apple, but was knowledge - the knowledge of good and evil. By eating this fruit, Eve and Adam became like gods (Genesis 3:22: "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us..."), but had also become aware of their mortality. Knowing that they would now be tempted to eat the fruit of the Tree of Life and gain immortality, God drove them from the Garden of Eden and placed cherubim (sing: cherub)and a flaming sword at the entrance to keep [block] the way of the Tree of Life. This story is an allegory and the fruit was symbolic of man's yearning for immortality.

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Many believe the 'forbidden fruit' was just that. A normal fruit. The fruit was not the issue. Obedience was the issue. The fruit of this one tree was not given to mankind; it belonged to God and represented God's 'right to make the rules'.

At Genesis 2:15-17, The Bible tells us that God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden in perfect condition, with clear direction and only one restriction. They were to Cultivate and care for the garden (Genesis 2:15), Eat vegetation and fruit that grew on the trees (Genesis 1:29), Fill the earth with humans (Genesis 1:28), and NOT TOUCH ONE specific tree (Genesis 2:16+17)(Genesis 3:3) .

Humans were created to be in subjection to God and look to him for direction(Jeremiah 10:23). The "Tree of Knowledge" represented God's 'sovereignty' (his RIGHT to rule...to make the rules for his creation for their own good). When Adam and Eve ate from that ONE restricted tree, they were actually rejecting God's direct command, rejecting his rulership, in favor of what they thought was their OWN. Satan had promised them that if they ate from this tree, they would benefit from deciding right and wrong for themselves(Genesis 3:1-6). This was a lie, as mankind was never created to live independently of God(Jeremiah 10:23/Psalm 37:23/Proverbs 20:24). Adam and Eve's disobedience, took away their perfection, their everlasting life in their earthly paradise home(Genesis 1:28), and basically switched their allegiance from the Creator, to Satan(Romans 6:16), to whom they were now listening(John 8:44). In so doing, 'imperfection' eventually caused Adam to die (Genesis 5:5), and was introduced into all his human descendants causing sickness and death and all the problems we face today(Genesis 3:17-19)(Romans 5:12). Sin causes death, and all the suffering related to our inherited imperfection (James 1:14+15) (Romans 6:23) and was passed on naturally because you can't get something clean from something unclean(Job 14:4).

AnswerThe Bible only tells us she ate "The forbidden fruit" it doesnt describe the nature of the fruit. what we should focus on instead of what kind of fruit it was, is that she disobeyed God who warned her and Adam not to eat of the tree of life.
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