No, the forbidden fruit most likely wasn't sex. In Genesis 1:28, God essentially approved sex by blessing human creation, which was encouraged to have children. God also thought of creating Eve, to end Adam's loneliness. Additionally, God approved Adam and Eve feeding off of whatever was available in the Garden of Eden. The only divine proscription was avoidance of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
The implication of the forbidden fruit in the bible comes from The Book of Genesis and deals with Adam and Eve. When a man and a woman take a bite into this forbidden fruit, they are known to be evicted.
It stands for the forbidden fruit. The verse in Genesis in the bible says "The forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest" Hence, Edward is forbidden to Bella since they are natural enemies but their love is the most passionate.
Adam (and Eve) died initially (Genesis 3:17-19)(Genesis 5:5)and all humanity by extension (Romans 5:12)
There are symbolic meanings to many types of fruits. The apple was symbolic in Greek mythology as a wedding present to Hera from Gaia. Cherries symbolize beauty, courtesy, and modesty. The fig in some cultures represents the forbidden fruit that Eve ate.
Stephenie Meyer has stated that the apple on the cover represents the forbidden fruit from the book of Genesis. It symbolizes Bella and Edward's love, which is forbidden, similar to the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, as is implied by the quote from Genesis 2:17 that is quoted in the beginning of the book. It also represents Bella's knowledge of what good and evil are, and the choice that she has in partaking of the "forbidden fruit", Edward, or choosing not to see him.
In book of Genesis of the Bible God commands Adam and Eve not to eat the forbidden fruit. Historians and even ministers label the fruit as an a "apple". However, the book of Genesis does not stipulate what exactly the fruit is! My mother, a Bible Teacher at church, was the most perfect person (as far as walking the good walk of faith outside of Jesus Christ that I knew of) and she told me that the fruit WAS NOT AN APPLE but a FIG! I have always trusted my mother.
Stephenie Meyer has stated that the apple on the cover represents the forbidden fruit from the book of Genesis. It symbolizes Bella and Edward's love, which is forbidden, similar to the fruit of the Tree Of knowledge, as is implied by the quote from Genesis 2:17 that is quoted at the beginning of the book. It also represents Bella's knowledge of what good and evil are, and the choice that she has in partaking of the "forbidden fruit", Edward, or choosing not to see him.
There are many more than four sins in the book of Genesis, but these all stem from Adam's original sin when he disobeyed God and ate of the fruit forbidden of God to eat.
There is a part where Bella drops an apple and Edward does a trick. He catches it on his foot it goes up in the air and he catches it in his hand. Stephenie Meyer has stated that the apple on the cover represents the forbidden fruit from the Book of Genesis. It symbolizes Bella and Edward's love, which is forbidden, similar to the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, as is implied by the quote from Genesis 2:17 that is quoted at the beginning of the book. It also represents Bella's knowledge of what good and evil are, and the choice that she has in partaking of the "forbidden fruit", Edward, or choosing not to see him.
The apple is the forbidden fruit according to early Christian scholars. A forbidden fruit was mention in the bible, but it did not say what kind of fruit it was.
IMperfect, and facing sin and death(Genesis 3:1-24)(Romans 5:12)
In Genesis chapter 3, verse 8, the significant event that occurs is when Adam and Eve hide from God in the Garden of Eden after eating the forbidden fruit.