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What was the punishment for eating the forbidden fruit?
The Old Testament tells of Adam and Eve, our progenitors. They lived in paradise in total innocence until the serpent (the devil) enticed them to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge. As punishment for their disobedience, God banished them from Paradise. Why is the forbidden fruit often called an apple?
What happened to Eve when she ate the apple?
Eve picked the forbidden fruit and ate it. Adam was with her and he ate it, too. Their eyes were opened and their innocence, lost. They ran from God and His presence soon after, and were expelled from the garden, paradise lost.
Why did God forbid the fruit?
They were simply not ready to eat of that tree. The consequence of death was not because the tree itself was inherently poisonous or evil, since God made all things good. Death is the natural result of disobeying God, thereby alienating oneself from the very Source of Life.
What are the negative effects of eating forbidden fruit?
Eating forbidden fruit always has negative consequences. God can, and does, bring good out of our faulty mistakes, but our mistakes still carry consequences. Eating the forbidden fruit caused Adam and Eve to experience shame. Every time I have eaten forbidden fruit I have experienced shame.
How did eating the Forbidden Fruit affect Adam and Eve?
Eating the forbidden fruit caused Adam and Eve to experience shame. Every tree in the garden was good to look at and was good for food. God wanted to be their source of wisdom and knowledge. Eve fell for the deception of the serpent. She thought God was being stingy, holding back from her something that she needed.
What is the meaning of Forbidden Fruit in the Bible?
Forbidden fruit. Forbidden fruit is a phrase that originates from the Book of Genesis concerning Adam and Eve in Genesis 2:16–17. In the narrative, Adam and Eve eat the fruit of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, which they had been commanded not to do by God.
Is there any knowledge concerning the Hz of the Forbidden Fruit?
Is there any knowledge concerning this? Along with the information regarding the person who ate the forbidden fruit at first was Eve (see, Tabari; Qurtubi; Ibn Atiyya; Bursevi; the interpretation of the verses 35-36 of al-Baqara, 2/35-36), there is also information suggesting that it is Hz.