tree of the knowledge of good and evil

What does “death” mean in Gen. 2:17? Is it literal or not (e.g., bodily decay or separation from God)?

Answered by BibleQ . December 24, 2013 - 12:03 pm

God said Adam and Eve would die on the day they ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Gen. 2:17), but they didn’t die that day. Does this mean the “death” God referred to was different to literal death (e.g., bodily decay or a separation from God)? Fact 1: God told […]

Is the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge the same tree?

Answered by BibleQ . January 22, 2013 - 9:10 pm

No. In Genesis 2:16-17, God says that if Adam and Eve were to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they would die. But in Genesis 3:22 he says that if there were to “take also of the tree of life” they would live forever. Therefore they must have been different trees.

If Adam was there when Eve was offered the fruit, why didn’t he say something?

Answered by BibleQ . March 4, 2011 - 7:34 am 12

We don’t know if Adam was present when the serpent spoke to her. However, we do know that Adam was present when Eve took the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil: So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to […]

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What does “death” mean in Gen. 2:17? Is it literal or not (e.g., bodily decay or separation from God)?

Is the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge the same tree?

If Adam was there when Eve was offered the fruit, why didn’t he say something?

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