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The traditional Christian view is that god punished Adam and Eve for eating the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. He told Eve she must bear children in pain and told Adam that one day he will die, then banished them from the Garden of Eden. This is emphasised in the teachings of Augustine who said that this was an original sin that stains us all.

Some scholars say that Genesis depicts Adam and Eve, in their innocent state, as being unaware that they must die one day, so eating the fruit of the Tree of Life was of no interest to them. They ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge and learnt to understand good and evil, including that they would one day die. They had already eaten of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and were now 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. God told them what they now already knew: that Eve she must bear children in pain and that one day they will die. By eating of the Tree of Life, they would then also be immortal, so the only course left open to God was to banish Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and place cherubim and a flaming sword across the path back to the Tree of Life. This was not a punishment, but a necessary result of their having become god-like.

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What happened to Eve?

The wife of the Old Testament patriarch Adam is called the mother of all the living. After the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, she is only mentioned in conjunction with Adam. He death is not recorded.


What is eden?

Eden can refer to the biblical garden where Adam and Eve lived or an ideal or idyllic place. It can also refer to a singer-songwriter named Eden or to the electronic dance music project EDEN developed by Jonathan Ng.


What tree in Eden was the forbidden tree?

The forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden was the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. According to the Bible, Adam and Eve were specifically instructed by God not to eat the fruit from this tree.


What tribe did Eve from the garden of Eden come from?

In the Bible, Eve is not described as belonging to a specific tribe. She is portrayed as the first woman, created by God from Adam's rib. The story of Adam and Eve is generally interpreted as symbolic rather than eignoreaming specific tribal affiliations.


What happend after they were banished from the garden of eden?

After being banished from the garden of eden, Adam and Eve had to live somewhere else in the world. They acquired the ability to get sick, have children and eventually die. Adam and Eve were also commanded to populate the earth; the people living today are all descendants of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve are like great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great (add another gazillion greats after that) grandparents.

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What happen to eve did she die?

if you mean Adam and eve(in The Bible) they did die after god sent them out of the garden of eden