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Why does Eve eat the apple?
that Eve was ignorant and easily duped into eating an apple2 by a wily serpent. She then used her feminine wiles to seduce her husband, Adam, into eating the fruit as well. In so doing, Eve is said to have brought about the fall of humanity.
What happened after Eve 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.
Who was the father of Adam?
Seth
| Adam | |
|---|---|
| Detail from Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, Sistine Chapel ceiling | |
| Spouse(s) | Biblical: Eve Extra-biblical: Lilith precedes Eve |
| Children | Biblical: Cain, Abel and Seth (three sons) Extra-biblical: Awan, Azura, and Luluwa or Aclima (three daughters) |
| Parent(s) | God (Creator/Father) |
Why did Eve eat the Forbidden Fruit?
The Earth then feels wounded and nature sighs in woe, for with this act, humankind has fallen. Eve’s first fallen thought is to find Adam and to have him eat of the forbidden fruit too so that they might be equal. She finds him nearby, and in hurried words tells him that she has eaten the fruit, and that her eyes have been opened.
What did Adam and Eve gain by eating the fruit?
By eating the fruit (an act of disobedience), Adam and Eve gained personal knowledge of evil. They already knew good, but now they had the contrasting experience of the evil of disobedience and the guilt and shame that came with it. Satan’s lie was that knowing good and evil would make them like gods (Genesis 3:5).
Why does Eve follow Satan to the tree of knowledge?
Eve is amazed by the power that this fruit supposedly gives the snake. Curious to know which tree holds this fruit, Eve follows Satan until he brings her to the Tree of Knowledge. She recoils, telling him that God has forbidden them to eat from this tree, but Satan persists, arguing that God actually wants them to eat from the tree.
How does Eve feel about the Apple that the snake ate?
He flatters Eve by saying that eating the apple also made him seek her out in order to worship her beauty. Eve is amazed by the power that this fruit supposedly gives the snake.