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            man God created. | 
         
       
       
      
	
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              God said you shall not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good 
              and evil. 
              (Gen 2:17) 
            Fourth 
              century mosaic 
              from Caesarea 
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      God created Adam 
        from dust and placed him in the garden of Eden to till the earth. God 
        told Adam that he could eat the fruit of every tree in the garden except 
        the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. When God saw that it was not 
        good for the man to be alone, he created Eve, the 
        first woman. Eve ate the forbidden fruit then gave some to Adam who also 
        ate it, then blamed Eve for making him do so. Because of his disobedience, 
        God told Adam that he would labor hard for his food, eating bread by the 
        sweat of his brow. To prevent Adam and Eve from eating from the tree of 
        life so that they would live forever, God drove them out of the garden 
        of Eden. Adam was the father of Cain and Abel.  
      Gen 
        2:7 - Created by God 
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