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17 To Adam he said, “ Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and have eaten from the tree, about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ the ground is cursed for your sake. You will eat from it with much labor all the days of your life.

Passage themes

Judged by his own acts — Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife
The forbidden fruit eaten — hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee
The ground under a curse — cursed is the ground for thy sake
Bread earned in pain — in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life

Events in this chapter

3.1 — Chute
3.7 — Conséquences chute

Did you know?

Le prix du pardon La Genèse rapporte le premier sacrifice de la Bible : Dieu lui-même habille Adam et Ève de vêtements de peau (Genèse 3:21). Pour couvrir leur honte, un animal a dû mourir. Dès le début, le pardon a un prix, et c'est Dieu qui le paie.

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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