TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL Definition & Meaning

tree of knowledge of good and evil

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the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing the forbidden fruit that was tasted by Adam and Eve. Genesis 2:17; 3:6–24.

tree of knowledge of good and evil

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Old Testament the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing the forbidden fruit that Adam and Eve ate, thus incurring loss of primal innocence (Genesis 2:9; 3:2–7)

tree of knowledge of good and evil

A tree in the Garden of Eden , the fruit of which God forbade Adam and Eve to eat.

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Notes

They did eat the forbidden fruit , and their disobedience brought about the Fall of Man .

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Origin of tree of knowledge of good and evil¹

First recorded in 1525–35

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Each holds a tantalizing apple, plucked from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

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Milton’s poem tells the story of the Fall; of Satan’s banishment from heaven for leading a rebellion against God and of his revenge in corrupting Adam and Eve and hence all humans, by tempting them to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

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In the center of the Garden of Eden, God put the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

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In essence, he is suggesting a compromise between blind faith and nibbling on the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

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By using the similes to tell lies, Surl Tesh-echer is about to eat from the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

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