Genesis 2:9 — The Lord God filled the garden with all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit tree… — CEV | maBible

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9 The Lord God filled the garden with all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit trees. Two other trees were in the middle of the garden. One of these gave life—the other gave the wisdom to know the difference between right and wrong.

Passage themes

The orchard of Eden — every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food
Living forever — the tree of life also in the midst of the garden
Forbidden knowledge — the tree of knowledge of good and evil

Notes and references

2.9 Rev 2.7; 22.2,14.

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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